Nursing care of overweight children: A concept analysis
Larissa Soares Mariz Vilar de Miranda RN, PhD
Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil
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Bertha Cruz Enders RN, PhD
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil
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Bertha Cruz Enders, Campus Universitário, Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Avenida Senador Salgado Filho, s/n – Lagoa Nova, Natal – RN, Brazil, 59078–970.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorAna Luisa Brandão de Carvalho Lira RN, PhD
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorCarla Campos Muniz Medeiros MD, PhD
Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorCaroline Evelin Nascimento Kluczynik Vieira RN, PhD
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorDândara Nayara Azevêdo Dantas RN, MSN
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorLarissa Soares Mariz Vilar de Miranda RN, PhD
Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil
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Bertha Cruz Enders RN, PhD
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil
Correspondence
Bertha Cruz Enders, Campus Universitário, Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Avenida Senador Salgado Filho, s/n – Lagoa Nova, Natal – RN, Brazil, 59078–970.
Email: [email protected]
Search for more papers by this authorAna Luisa Brandão de Carvalho Lira RN, PhD
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorCarla Campos Muniz Medeiros MD, PhD
Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorCaroline Evelin Nascimento Kluczynik Vieira RN, PhD
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil
Search for more papers by this authorDândara Nayara Azevêdo Dantas RN, MSN
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, RN, Brazil
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Aim
To report an analysis of the concept nursing care of overweight children.
Background
Patient care is the essence of nursing practice. Nursing professionals must define how to serve specific population groups, including overweight children, presenting real solutions to their problem. A clear conceptual analysis is necessary to unify nursing language and to contribute to nursing practice.
Design
Concept analysis.
Data sources
The following databases were searched: COCHRANE, SCOPUS, LILACS, CINAHL, MEDLINE/PubMed, and CAPES Theses Library of Brazil.
Review methods
Walker and Avant's concept analysis methodology was adopted in this study. Twenty-two articles were analyzed, and the uses, attributes, antecedents, and outcomes of the concept were identified. The nursing care assumptions proposed by Virginia Henderson comprised the theoretical referential.
Results
The attributes of nursing care for overweight children included investigation, guidance, and monitoring of dietary, clinical, academic, and social aspects, along with evaluation of lifestyle and anthropometric data related to the affected children and their families.
Conclusion
This study enabled the construction of a defined concept for nursing care of overweight children that may be useful in the construction of a medium-range theory. Further research is recommended to verify the usefulness of the nursing approach.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT
No conflict of interest has been declared by the author(s).
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