From: Obstacles to the prevention of overweight and obesity in the context of child health care in Sweden
Categories of description | Conceptions |
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Internal obstacles to nurses’ work with overweight in children | Other priorities than childhood over- weight |
Insufficient knowledge regarding the identification and handling of childhood overweight | |
Differences in nurses sense of responsibility and prevention practices | |
External obstacles to the management of overweight in children | Parent’s cooperation-a vital concern |
Absence of resources and cooperation with other agencies | |
Deficient management organisation of childhood overweight | |
Lack of uniform guidelines |