Article Review: Successful Childhood Obesity Management In Primary Care: What Are The Odds? (Coursework Sample)

Article Review: Successful Childhood Obesity Management in Primary Care: What Are the Odds?
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Article review: successful childhood obesity management in primary care: what are the odds?
The article, successful childhood obesity management in primary care in Canada: what are the odds? By (Kuhle, 2015), presents a multi-step behavioral management of childhood obesity. This procedure of obese management is set in the primary care setting and seeks to address the barriers for primary care providers.
Study design
The research used the cross-sectional study design where micro-data from the statistics Canada 2009/2010 was reviewed. A cross-sectional survey of Canadian resident children was considered and analyzed to determine the rate of success of primary care in controlling childhood obesity.
Research questions
The research question included, “What is the probability of achieving clinically meaningful weight management outcomes after completion of a weight management intervention in primary care setting in Canada?”.
Hypothesis
Primary care givers play an important role in the management of children with obesity. However, the process may be complex due to social stigmatizing as well as difficulty in discussing with the family.
Variables used in the research
The research uses both the dependent and independent variables to achieve its results. i.e.;
Dependent variable: from the research, the behavioral change and weight management among resident Canadian children is the dependent variable. The changes in these outcomes depends on the manipulation of the independent variable.
Independent variable: from the research also, the PCP multi-behavioral process offered by the primary care givers is the independent variable (Inoue, 2016). The changes in the outcomes depends on the children who have gone through the process.
Sample size and Sampling method
The sample size used in the research included 124,188 Canadian resident children aged between 12 and 17. This sample size was collected from the Canadian health survey 2009/2010 statistics. Considering the high costs involved in collecting the samples, this sample is therefore enough and could be relied upon to make conclusions on the research. The research also used a simple random sampling method to sample the population under study (Guha, 2016). therefore, every child in the statistics had an equal chance of being sampled.
Instruments used in the research
The researchers used various instruments of research to collect and gather information i.e.;
Observation method: the researchers used clinical statistics which included the use of PCP assessment of the children by observation.
Attitude scales: this instrument was used during the collection of the statistical data by the PCPs (Brooks, 2016). Here, the PCP would engage the family and the children and assess the attitude towards the process of obese management.
Summary of the findings
From the research, the rate of success of the process in Canada is low with a probability of 0.6%. the low probability of managing the obese outcomes through the PCP program is due to lack of accessibility as well as lack of effective weight management programs.
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