Middle Eastern and North African immigrant parents caring for obese children: A phenomenlogical inquiry
View File(s)
- Author(s)
- Details
-
Sadeg Aldolaim, PhD, MSN, BSN, FNP-BC
- Sigma Affiliation
- Chi Lambda
Visitor Statistics
Visits vs Downloads
Visitors - World Map
Top Visiting Countries
Country | Visits |
---|
Top Visiting Cities
City | Visits |
---|
Visits (last 6 months)
Downloads (last 6 months)
Popular Works for Aldolaim, Sadeg by View
Title | Page Views |
---|
Popular Works for Aldolaim, Sadeg by Download
Title | Downloads |
---|
View Citations
Citations
Background: Childhood obesity is one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century in the United States and worldwide. Several studies show that children with migrant backgrounds are more likely to be at risk of becoming obese. Obesity is associated with an increased risk of physical diseases and cognitive academic deficits in children and adolescents. The Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) population is one of the fastest-growing immigrant population groups in the United States. However, there are no studies exploring parental involvement in childhood obesity prevention programs among the MENA immigrant population.
Purpose: The purpose of this qualitative transcendental phenomenological study is to explore the lived experience of a MENA immigrant parent who is caring for their 6- to 12-year-old school age children with obesity. This study aimed to give voice to MENA immigrant parents and gain an understanding of the essence of their lived experiences in caring for their obese school-age children.
Philosophical Underpinnings: The interpretivist paradigm was employed to explore the phenomenon of lived experiences of MENA immigrant parents providing care for their obese children utilizing the qualitative approach of phenomenology.
Methods: A transcendental phenomenological approach by Moustakas (1994) guided this qualitative research. The population being explored is MENA immigrant parents who have school age children (6-12 years old) diagnosed with obesity. Purposive and snowball sampling were used to recruit the16 participants, from whom data was obtained through an open-ended-question interview. Moustakas’s (1994) transcendental phenomenological approach was utilized to analyze the data.
Results: From 16 MENA immigrant parents, five themes emerged: Becoming aware of childhood obesity, Fearing the potential consequences of childhood obesity, Precipitating factors for childhood obesity, Asking for help, and Intervening to create a healthy lifestyle. The essence of the experience emerged from a synthesis of the textural and structural descriptions: Hoping for a good quality of life for their children. The themes and essence of the study were connected to Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory (EST).
Conclusions: This study revealed that becoming aware of their child’s obesity, fearing its potential consequences, and realizing childhood obesity’s precipitating factors motivated MENA immigrant parents to ask for help and create a healthy lifestyle for their children. This study also revealed that healthcare providers and school play a vital role in helping MENA immigrants manage their child’s obesity. More research is needed to explore the influence of cultural values on childhood obesity among MENA immigrant families.
This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 29257969; ProQuest document ID: 2689709257. The author still retains copyright.
This item has not gone through this repository's peer-review process, but has been accepted by the indicated university or college in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the specified degree.
Type | Dissertation |
Acquisition | Proxy-submission |
Review Type | None: Degree-based Submission |
Format | Text-based Document |
Evidence Level | Phenomenology |
Research Approach | Qualitative Research |
Keywords | Childhood Obesity; Immigrants' Children; Nutrition Intake; Parental Involvement; Acculturation Factors |
Grantor | Barry University |
Advisor | Claudette, Chin |
Level | PhD |
Year | 2022 |
All rights reserved by the author(s) and/or publisher(s) listed in this item record unless relinquished in whole or part by a rights notation or a Creative Commons License present in this item record.
All permission requests should be directed accordingly and not to the Sigma Repository.
All submitting authors or publishers have affirmed that when using material in their work where they do not own copyright, they have obtained permission of the copyright holder prior to submission and the rights holder has been acknowledged as necessary.
Related items
Showing items related by title, author, creator and subjects.
-
Promoting healthy outcomes among a diverse urban population by engaging parents and families
Perron, Tracy J.; Jakubowski, Tami L.The Recess Exercise Communities for Education in Smart Schools(RECESS)program was designed to improve health outcomes among a culturally diverse population with increased rates of childhood obesity. A family's culture ... -
Stressed parents' practices in feeding and food preparation for young children: A qualitative analysis
Jang, Myoungock; Brandon, Debra H.; Vorderstrasse, Allison (2018-06-18)A qualitative data analysis was conducted to understand parental practices in feeding and food preparation among moderate to high stress in racially and ethnically diverse families. With a descriptive content analysis, ... -
The role of the patient liaison nurse in the ambulatory care context of a Middle Eastern teaching hospital: A practice model
Bodrick, Mustafa Morris E.The commencement of the role of patient liaison nurse (PLN) in the ambulatory care context of a Middle Eastern teaching hospital was an organizational response to patient care concerns during the site absence of physicians ... -
Childhood obesity: A review of risk factors, effects, and what we can do about it
Hodgins, Terra Sylvia JaneChildhood obesity is a global issue, with a multitude of physical, psychological, and social implications that can follow into adulthood. Many interventions can be made on the individual and familial level; however, society ... -
SNACK: A collaborative approach to improve children's fitness and nutrition
Perron, Tracy J. (2017-09-26)A collaborative approach to improve children's fitness and nutrition, SNACK was developed to combat childhood obesity and type 2 diabetes in 2 urban elementary schools where the childhood obesity rate is 49%. Maximizing a ...