Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jan 22, 2026
10:31
A Multi-Modal Approach to Assessing Recovery in Youth Athletes Following Concussion
Published on: September 25, 2014
13.9K
Youth Preferences for Weight-Related Conversations
Kendrin R Sonneville1, Lakshman Mulpuri2, Ivana Khreizat1
1Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health.
Health Communication
|July 11, 2019
Summary
Youth want doctors to discuss weight constructively, focusing on health and avoiding shame or stigmatizing language. Current weight-related conversations often miss the mark, failing to meet adolescent preferences for sensitive communication.
Area of Science:
- Adolescent Health
- Clinical Communication
- Qualitative Research
Background:
- Clinicians lack guidance on discussing weight with patients.
- Understanding youth preferences is crucial for effective weight-related conversations.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore adolescent preferences for weight-related conversations with healthcare providers.
- To identify youth recommendations for improving doctor-patient communication about weight.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative analysis of open-ended text message responses from 952 adolescents in the National MyVoice Text Message Cohort.
- The study examined responses to questions about past weight discussions and ideal communication strategies.
Main Results:
- 60% of adolescents reported their doctor discussed weight, often focusing on weight status or need for change (85%).
- Key themes for "what NOT to say" included avoiding stigmatizing language (32%) and shame (25%).
- Youth advocated for health-focused, sustainable behavioral advice, avoiding comparisons and assumptions linking weight to morality or appearance.
Conclusions:
- Current weight-related conversations often do not align with adolescent preferences.
- Clinicians should adopt a patient-centered approach, emphasizing health and avoiding judgmental language.
- Future communication strategies must prioritize respectful dialogue and evidence-based, sustainable solutions.
More Related Videos
Related Concept Videos
02:08Gene Conversion
10.6K
Other than maintaining genome stability via DNA repair, homologous recombination plays an important role in diversifying the genome. In fact, the recombination of sequences forms the molecular basis of genomic evolution. Random and non-random permutations of genomic sequences create a library of new amalgamated sequences. These newly formed genomes can determine the fitness and survival of cells. In bacteria, homologous and non-homologous types of recombination lead to the evolution of new...
10.6K
02:08Gene Conversion
3.0K
3.0K
00:57Weighted Mean
6.2K
While taking the arithmetic, geometric, or harmonic mean of a sample data set, equal importance is assigned to all the data points. However, all the values may not always be equally important in some data sets. An intrinsic bias might make it more important to give more weightage to specific values over others.
For example, consider the number of goals scored in the matches of a tournament. While computing the average number of goals scored in the tournament, it may be more important to...
For example, consider the number of goals scored in the matches of a tournament. While computing the average number of goals scored in the tournament, it may be more important to...
6.2K
01:36Conversion of Units
34.9K
Sometimes, there is a need to convert from one unit to another one. For instance, reading a cookbook in which quantities are expressed in units of liters or ounces may require conversion of quantities to cups. Or, when looking up directions on how to get to a location, we may be interested to know how many miles we are going to walk. In this case, we would have to convert units of feet or meters to miles.
The first step in the unit conversion is to list the given units and the units required...
The first step in the unit conversion is to list the given units and the units required...
34.9K
01:19Mass and Weight
15.1K
Mass and weight are often used interchangeably in everyday conversation. For example, medical records often show our weight in kilograms, but never in the correct units of newtons. In physics, however, there is an important distinction. Weight is the pull of the Earth on an object. It depends on the distance from the center of the Earth. Weight dramatically varies if we leave the Earth's surface, unlike mass, which does not vary with location. On the Moon, for example, the...
15.1K
01:25Atomic Weight
11.8K
Protons and neutrons have approximately the same mass, about 1.67 × 10-24 grams. Scientists arbitrarily define this amount of mass as one atomic mass unit (amu) or one Dalton. Electrons are much smaller in mass than protons, weighing only 9.11 × 10-28 grams, or about 1/1800 of an atomic mass unit. As a result, they do not contribute much to an element's overall atomic mass. This means that, when considering atomic mass, it is customary to ignore the mass of any electrons and...
11.8K