TABLE 1.

Survey constructs and corresponding items

Survey construct	Survey items	Item topic
Part 1: Role Characteristics	Six multiple choice items	Consent to participate Employment location Role description Length of experience in role Frequency of seeing paediatric clients Main setting in which they usually see these clients
Part 2: Current attitudes and beliefs about overweight and obesity	Three 5‐point Likert scale items (strongly agree to strongly disagree)	Attitudes and beliefs towards overweight and obesity Short‐ and long‐term health consequences of paediatric obesity Factors that may contribute to overweight and obesity amongst these children
Part 3: Barriers to discussing weight management	One 5‐point Likert scale items (strongly agree to strongly disagree)	Factors that made it difficult for them to talk about overweight and obesity with children and their families *Note that participants who strongly disagreed that it was difficult to discuss weight management in Part 2 skipped Part 3
Part 4: Clinical practice behaviours	Six 5‐point Likert scale items (from never to every time) Two yes/no	Screening (ie height, weight, waist circumference) Identification (ie body mass index, growth charts) Treatment of childhood overweight and obesity (ie discussion of weight, nutrition and/or physical activity behaviours) Referral practices Relevant training or professional development received in past 2 y (yes/no)
Part 5: Demographic characteristics	Five multiple choice Two open‐ended	Age category Sex Highest educational attainment Geographical setting of the role Further comments Consent to be contacted for an interview