Pediatric Nurses Information about Childhood Obesity

الملخص

The obesity epidemic in children is a major global burden on public health, with many causes leading to childhood problems that may extend into adulthood. Pediatric nurses are on the front line to assess and manage childhood obesity, and their knowledge of childhood obesity is at the core of their role in addressing this problem. Therefore, the present descriptive study aimed to evaluate the available sample information of 50 pediatric nurses on childhood obesity in Tishreen University Hospital using a questionnaire developed by the researcher. This study found that the highest percentage of nurses answered correctly about the causes of obesity and its predisposing factors as well as their complications and management procedures. It recommended regular training and education courses for nurses, including the education of parents of children who are predisposed to obesity in nursing procedures, and further research on pediatric nurses' information on childhood obesity and its influencing factors.