Question: “Can I do the program if I live outside one of the three districts (Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Bayside) but am willing to travel to one of them”?
Answer: YES as long as you and your child attend the 4 hr treatment session, 1hr 3mth booster session and the clinical examinations (2-3).
Question: “How overweight does my child need to be so I can attend”?
Answer: Your child is required to be overweight or obese. Your local Child Health Nurse or family Doctor will be able to tell you this.Question: “What happens if I start and don’t want to continue the program”?
Answer: You may withdraw at any time without penalty as the program is purely voluntary.Question:“Why do we need to have clinical measures and fill out some questionnaires”?
Answer: The program is “evidence based” so we need objective information to evaluate the true benefits of it. This information will then be used to help other families in the treatment of child overweight.Question: “What are the clinical measures and what is involved in doing them?”
Answer: One child and one parent (the primary carer) will be required to have their weight, height and waist circumference measured. The primary carer will also need to fill out a log book for three days which tracks their childs daily activity, TV viewing and what they eat (outside school hours). The primary carer is also required to fill out three brief parenting questionnaires. This process occurs before and 3mths after treatment.Question: “I am happy to fill out questionnaires but am worried that my name or my child’s name will be used and it will identify us”?
Answer: All information is confidential and locked up in a secure area. Families will be allocated a code that will be used to identify them. This will maintain their confidentiality.Question:“For research purposes, what is your definition of overweight and obesity?"
Answer: Obesity is a child having an adult equivalent Body Mass Index (BMI) score of 30 or more. Overweight is a child with an adult equivalent BMI score which falls between 25 to 29 (these scores are age normed for children).
Last updated: 17 October 2007
Last Reviewed: October 2007
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