Barriers and enablers for participation in healthy lifestyle programs by adolescents who are overweight: a qualitative study of the opinions of adolescents, their parents and community stakeholders

Background: Overweight or obesity during adolescence affects almost 25% of Australian youth, yet limited research exists regarding recruitment and engagement of adolescents in weight-management or healthy lifestyle interventions, or best-practice for encouraging long-term healthy behaviour change. A...

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Main Authors: Smith, Kyla, Straker, Leon, McManus, Alexandra, Fenner, A.
Format: Journal Article
Published: BioMed Central 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33244