Table 1 Research questions
Study | Preliminary title | Research questions |
|---|---|---|
1 | Working with PAP for children with obesity in paediatric health care — a cross-sectional survey | How do healthcare professionals and managers perceive working with PAP for children with obesity in terms of coherence, cognitive participation, collective action, and reflexive monitoring? |
How do healthcare professionals and managers perceive PAP for children with obesity in terms of acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility of the intervention? | ||
Is there a difference in the above variables between healthcare units, age groups, or professions? | ||
What are the perceived barriers and facilitators for working with PAP for children with obesity? | ||
2 | Experiences among healthcare professionals and managers of using PAP for children with obesity — a focus group study | What are the experiences of healthcare professionals and managers in paediatric clinics of working with PAP for children with obesity? |
What barriers and facilitators do they perceive related to implementing PAP for children with obesity? | ||
Which contextual factors do they consider important when working with PAP? | ||
3 | Evaluation of PAP for children with obesity on implementation and clinical outcomes — a single-arm intervention study | Do healthcare professionals’ and managers’ perceptions of PAP and working with PAP for children with obesity change after a PAP intervention? |
Do physical activity patterns of children with obesity and one of their parents change after participation in a PAP intervention? | ||
Is there a correlation between the child’s and their parent’s physical activity pattern? | ||
Is there a change in BMI, metabolic risk markers, health-related quality of life, sleep, or self-efficacy or motivation for physical activity after participation in a PAP intervention? | ||
What is the acceptability and feasibility of the intervention among children and parents? | ||
4 | Children’s and parents’ experiences of participating in a PAP intervention — an interview study | What are the experiences of children with obesity and their parents of participating in a PAP intervention? |
Which barriers and facilitators of implementing PAP do children and their parents perceive? | ||
How do children and parents perceive their (their child’s) behaviour change, if any, with particular emphasis on physical activity behaviour? |