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Using the lens of trauma informed care to inform pediatric obesity management
Vanessa P Scott1, Kyung E Rhee
1UC San Diego School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, UC San Diego Health, Academic General Pediatrics, La Jolla, California, USA.
Insights
Trauma-informed care (TIC) in pediatrics helps manage childhood obesity by addressing trauma, reducing stigma, and promoting resilience. Implementing TIC requires a healthcare system approach for effective patient and family support.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Health
- Psychology
- Public Health
Background:
- Trauma-informed care (TIC) is an evolving approach in pediatrics.
- Pediatric obesity management requires addressing the whole patient and family.
- Trauma-related symptoms can be associated with obesity.
Approach:
- Implementing TIC in pediatric obesity management creates a safe space for open conversations.
- Utilizing TIC helps promote resilience and reduce obesity-related stigma without re-traumatization.
- Provider training and skill development, potentially through arts and humanities, are key.
Key Points:
- TIC equips providers to uncover trauma symptoms and address health disparities.
- Screening tools can identify trauma symptoms but have limitations.
- A tailored, integrated healthcare system approach is crucial for TIC success.
Conclusions:
- TIC offers a framework to manage pediatric obesity by considering trauma's impact.
- Collaboration across healthcare systems and community partners is essential.
- Further research is needed on TIC's effectiveness in pediatric obesity prevention and management.
Purpose Of Review:
Summarize the evolution of the trauma-informed care (TIC) approach in pediatrics, highlight the importance of using this lens in pediatric obesity management and treating the whole patient and family, and suggest recommendations for providers to incorporate TIC into their practice.
Recent Findings:
Implementing TIC in pediatric obesity management is recommended and offers an approach to address trauma-related symptoms associated with obesity. The TIC framework creates a safe, nurturing space to have open conversations with patients and families to promote resilience and reduce stigma related to obesity without re-traumatization. Screening tools may expose symptoms related to trauma, but are limited. Provider training is available and development of TIC related skills may be improved through using the arts and humanities. Success of TIC requires a tailored, integrated healthcare system approach with commitment from all levels.
Summary:
The TIC approach offers providers skills to uncover trauma-related symptoms and address obesity-related health disparities while reducing stigma. Collaboration across all levels of the healthcare system and community partners is essential. Further research is warranted on the effectives of this approach in pediatric obesity prevention and management.
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