Abstract
The purpose of this qualitative interpretive descriptive study was to better understand children's perceptions of the use of motivational interviewing (MI) as a communication style for childhood obesity treatment. Childhood obesity in the United States has reached epidemic proportions and much research effort has been dedicated to reversing this trend. One approach that has demonstrated positive outcomes in the clinical setting is MI. Leading organizations in pediatric healthcare now recommend MI as a communication style to be used for childhood obesity related behavior change. Although empiric studies have demonstrated improvement in outcomes when this communication style is used with patients and families, no study to date had looked at MI from the perspective of the child. Thorne's (2008) framework for interpretive descriptive research was used for this study.
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Unknown
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Qualitative Study, Other
Research Approach
Qualitative Research
Keywords:
Childhood Obesity, Child-centered Research, Interpretive Description Research Study
Advisor
Masoud Ghaffari
Second Advisor
Sharon Loury
Third Advisor
Joellen Edwards
Fourth Advisor
Sebastian Kaplan
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
East Tennessee State University
Degree Year
2015
Recommended Citation
Neal, Penelope Lynn, "Patients' perception of the use of motivational interviewing for childhood obesity treatment: A qualitative study" (2017). Dissertations. 1835.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/1835
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2017-03-03
Full Text of Presentation
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Description
This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3739990; ProQuest document ID: 1754414995. The author still retains copyright.