Identifying priority areas for longitudinal research in childhood obesity: Delphi technique survey

被引：22

作者：

Byrne, Susan ^{[1
,2
]}

Wake, Melissa ^{[3
]}

Blumberg, Deborah ^{[2
]}

Dibley, Michael ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Western Australia, Sch Psychol, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia

[2] Univ Melbourne, Murdoch Childrens Res Inst, Telethon Inst Child Hlth Res, Melbourne, Vic 3010, Australia

[3] Univ Melbourne, Murdoch Childrens Res Inst, Royal Childrens Hosp, Ctr Community Child Hlth, Melbourne, Vic 3010, Australia

[4] Univ Sydney, George Inst Int Hlth, Sch Publ Hlth, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC OBESITY | 2008年 / 3卷 / 02期

关键词：

australasia; child; Delphi technique; research priorities; longitudinal studies; obesity;

D O I：

10.1080/17477160701830796

中图分类号：

R72 [儿科学];

学科分类号：

100202 ;

摘要：

In 2005, the Australian Child and Adolescent Obesity Research Network (ACAORN) addressed the question, "What childhood and adolescent obesity research questions remain to be addressed through longitudinal research?" Using the Delphi Technique, ACAORN members individually generated then refined and prioritised a set of research ideas. When delegates to a national child obesity symposium repeated the final (prioritisation) step, a strong concordance in rankings was evident. The highest-priority questions related to modifiable environmental risk/protective factors; parental and family factors; longitudinal relationships between development of obesity and physical, social and mental health; predisposing prenatal and early childhood patterns of growth and nutrition; identification of stronger early markers of later chronic disease risk; and better understanding of the natural course of overweight in childhood. These prioritised research questions could be proactively provided to funding bodies, quoted to support research applications, and used to stimulate secondary data analysis and collaborations between research groups.

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