Kuwaiti Mothers' Perception of Their Preschool Children's Weight Status

Alqaoud, Nawal; Al-Shami, Entesar; Prakash, Prasanna

doi:10.1097/dbp.0b013e3181e56dc7

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“…In line with previous studies [19], [35], [36], we found a higher percentage of parental misperception in overweight children, compared to obese children. This is plausible, as in obese children, overweight is more visually apparent.…”

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confidence: 93%

“…One study [11] reported that approximately one third of the parents of an overweight or obese child had taken no action, half of these parents limited snack consumption, and only 3.5% and 5% considered limiting sweet drinks consumption and increasing physical activity, respectively. Furthermore, one study reported that parental misperception was not associated with parent perceived child nutrition [12], another study reported that a parental perception was associated with maternal plans to control their child’s weight [13]. If parental misperception would indeed be associated with these parental plans and therefore indirectly related to less favorable child engagement in overweight-related health behaviors, parental misperception may be targeted in the treatment of childhood overweight and obesity.…”

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Correlates of Parental Misperception of Their Child’s Weight Status: The ‘Be Active, Eat Right’ Study

Remmers

Grieken

Renders³

et al. 2014

PLoS ONE

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ObjectiveThis study reported on correlates of parental perception of their child’s weight status. Associations between parental misperception (i.e., underestimation of the child’s weight) and parental intention to improve their child’s overweight-related health behaviors and their child meeting guidelines regarding these behaviors were also investigated.MethodsBaseline data from the population-based ‘Be active, eat right study’ were used. The population for analysis consisted of 630 overweight and 153 obese five year-old children and their parents. Questionnaires were used to measure parental perception of the child’s weight status, correlates of misperception (i.e., child age, child gender, child BMI, parental age, parental gender, parental country of birth, parental educational level and parental weight status), overweight-related health behaviors (i.e., child playing outside, having breakfast, drinking sweet beverages, and watching TV), and parental intention to improve these behaviors. Height and weight were measured using standardized protocols. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed.ResultsIn total, 44.40% of the parents misperceived their child’s weight status. Parental misperception was associated with lower child BMI, the parent being the father, a foreign parental country of birth, and a lower parental education level (p<0.05). Parental misperception was not associated with parental intention to improve child overweight-related health behavior, nor with child meeting the guidelines of these behaviors.DiscussionThis study showed that almost half of the parents with an overweight or obese child misperceived their child’s weight status. A correct parental perception may be a small stepping-stone in improving the health of overweight and obese children.

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Correlates of Parental Misperception of Their Child’s Weight Status: The ‘Be Active, Eat Right’ Study

Remmers

Grieken

Renders³

et al. 2014

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“…; Al‐Qaoud et al . ). In terms of results, the smaller studies are often both positive and negative outliers.…”

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Difference between parental perception and actual weight status of children: a systematic review

Rietmeijer-Mentink

Paulis

Middelkoop

et al. 2012

Maternal & Child Nutrition

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An increasing number of children worldwide are overweight, and the first step in treating obesity is to identify overweight. However, do parents recognise overweight in their child and which factors influence parental perception? The aim of the present review is to systematically study differences between parental perception and the actual weight status of children. Medline, EMbase, CINAHL and PsychINFO were searched. After screening 2497 abstracts and 106 full texts, two reviewers independently scored the methodological quality of 51 articles (covering 35 103 children), which fulfilled the inclusion criteria. The primary outcome parameters were sensitivity and specificity of parental perception for actual weight status of their child. The methodological quality of the studies ranged from poor to excellent. Pooled results showed that according to objective criteria 11 530 children were overweight; of these, 7191 (62.4%) were incorrectly perceived as having normal weight by their parents. The misperception of overweight children is higher in parents with children aged 2-6 years compared with parents of older children. Sensitivity (correct perception of overweight) of the studies ranged from 0.04 to 0.89, while specificity (correct perception of normal weight) ranged from 0.86 to 1.00. There were no significant differences in sensitivity or specificity for different cut-off points for overweight, or between newer and older studies. Therefore we can conclude that parents are likely to misperceive the weight status of their overweight child, especially in children aged 2-6 years. Because appropriate treatment starts with the correct perception of overweight, health care professionals should be aware of the frequent parental misperception of the overweight status of their children.

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“…25,26 However, recent studies of parental perception of preschooler weight have shown that parents often have an incorrect perception of their child's weight, most often underestimating weight status. [27][28][29][30][31][32][33] From a developmental standpoint, childhood obesity experts recommend focusing preventative efforts Reprinted with permission from HeartSmartKids. on parents of preschool-aged children because parental beliefs, perceptions, and attitudes may influence child weight gain.…”

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Starting the Conversation: A Health Information Technology Tool to Address Pediatric Obesity

Gauthier¹

2014

The Journal for Nurse Practitioners

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Kuwaiti Mothers' Perception of Their Preschool Children's Weight Status

Cited by 13 publications

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Correlates of Parental Misperception of Their Child’s Weight Status: The ‘Be Active, Eat Right’ Study

Correlates of Parental Misperception of Their Child’s Weight Status: The ‘Be Active, Eat Right’ Study

Difference between parental perception and actual weight status of children: a systematic review

Starting the Conversation: A Health Information Technology Tool to Address Pediatric Obesity

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