Descriptive study of carers' support, encouragement and modelling of healthy lifestyle behaviours in residential out‐of‐home care

Descriptive study of carers' support, encouragement and modelling of healthy lifestyle behaviours in residential out‐of‐home care

Abstract Objective: Given the high prevalence of overweight/obesity among young people in residential out‐of‐home care (OOHC), and as their carers are in loco parentis, this research aimed: 1) to examine the healthy lifestyle cognitions and behaviours of residential carers; and 2) to describe resour...

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Main Authors: Rachael Cox, Helen Skouteris, Matthew Fuller‐Tyszkiewicz, Amanda D. Jones, David Gallant, Stella Omerogullari, Robyn Miller, Louise L. Hardy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-12-01
Series:Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Subjects:
obesity
out‐of‐home care
young people
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.12395

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