Feasibility study: E-resource for triadic communication v1.0 24.11.14
Research type
Research Study
Full title
The feasibility of using Feed-back (an e-resource) to facilitate triadic communication within a child weight management consultation
IRAS ID
169870
Contact name
Carol Raaff
Contact email
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 7 months, 30 days
Research summary
Recent studies suggest that pre-adolescent children would like the opportunity to participate more in their dietary treatment (Dixey et al., 2001; Murtagh et al., 2006). However, younger children often lack confidence and the cognitive capacity to take part in verbal discussions about their treatment. Interactive multimedia e-resources have the potential to improve face-to-face communication between the child and the dietitian but few e-resources for child weight management and none currently being used by dietitians (Raaff et al., 2014).
This study, seeks to explore the potential for an evidence-based e-resource, designed for 7 to 11-year old children to improve face-to-face communication within an appointment within a dietitian. Feed-back is an evidence-based, peer-reviewed electronic interactive visual aid (or e-resource), developed to provide scaffolding for verbal communication within a weight management consultation for the 7 to 11-year-old child and their parent / carer(s). It consists of four interactive sections, each relevant to an aspect of dietetic treatment.
The study is made up of two consecutive phases, recruiting participants from a child weight management service in Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Partnership Trust. Phase 1 involves usability testing with 7 to 11-year-old overweight child and their parent(s). Comments and suggestions will be used to make adjustments to the Feed-back e-resource. Phase 2 is a small feasibility study, measuring the effect of the finalised Feed-back e-resource on triadic communication, change in weight management knowledge (parent and child) and treatment satisfaction. The main outcomes will be a finalised e-resource and tested measures that could be used in a further randomised controlled trial.
REC name
East Midlands - Nottingham 2 Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
14/EM/1310
Date of REC Opinion
18 Dec 2014
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion