TABLE 6.
Practitioners’ perceived needs with regard to paediatric obesity assessment and management
|
Family physicians |
Community paediatricians |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | 95% CI | n (%) | 95% CI | |
| System needs | 411 | – | 323 | – |
| To reinforce quality daily physical activity in schools | 344 (83.7) | 80–87 | 264 (82) | 77–86 |
| To develop/reinforce healthy food policies/programs in schools | 319 (77.6) | 74–82 | 253 (78) | 74–83 |
| To increase access to government-funded outpatient dietitians | 317 (77.1) | 73–81 | 225 (70) | 65–75 |
| To increase community-based fitness programs/services | 298 (73) | 68–77 | 246 (76) | 72–81 |
| To establish/increase outpatient weight management clinics/programs | 264 (64) | 60–69 | 235 (73) | 68–78 |
| To stop/control unhealthy/junk food commercials | 260 (63) | 59–68 | 219 (68) | 63–73 |
| To stop/tax unhealthy/junk foods selling | 227 (55) | 50–60 | 180 (56) | 50–61 |
| To amend billing code to include paediatric obesity identification/management | 216 (53) | 48–57 | 154 (48) | 42–53 |
| To develop/revise clinical practice guidelines pertaining to paediatric obesity identification/management | 172 (42) | 37–47 | 134 (42) | 36–47 |
| Needs for office tools/resources | 376 | – | 310 | – |
| Body mass index-for-age chart | 325 (86) | 83–90 | 256 (83) | 78–87 |
| Local effective family-based intervention programs/outpatient weight management clinics | 241 (64) | 59–69 | 214 (69) | 64–74 |
| Prescription for healthy active kids | 236 (63) | 58–68 | 196 (63) | 58–69 |
| Prescription for healthy living | 229 (61) | 56–66 | 190 (61) | 56–67 |
| Healthy active living | 217 (58) | 53–63 | 209 (67) | 62–73 |
| Childhood overweight assessment and action flow chart | 211 (56) | 51–61 | 180 (58) | 53–64 |
| Computerized information | 140 (37) | 32–42 | 119 (38) | 33–44 |
| Resources/materials for patients | 363 | – | 292 | – |
| Canada’s Food Guide | 307 (85) | 81–88 | 253 (87) | 83–91 |
| Family guide to physical activity for children | 278 (77) | 72–81 | 227 (78) | 73–82 |
| Family guide to physical activity for youth | 273 (75) | 71–80 | 227 (78) | 73–82 |
| Canada’s Physical Activity Guide for children | 260 (72) | 67–76 | 214 (73) | 68–78 |
| Canada’s Physical Activity Guide for adolescents/youth | 250 (69) | 64–74 | 203 (70) | 64–75 |
| Physical activity chart and stickers | 190 (52) | 47–57 | 161 (55) | 49–61 |
| Healthy recipes to take home | 125 (34) | 30–39 | 120 (41) | 35–47 |
Subjects with missing values were excluded