Descriptive study of carers' support, encouragement and modelling of healthy lifestyle behaviours in residential out‐of‐home care

• Main Authors: Rachael Cox (Author), Helen Skouteris (Author), Matthew Fuller‐Tyszkiewicz (Author), Amanda D. Jones (Author), David Gallant (Author), Stella Omerogullari (Author), Robyn Miller (Author), Louise L. Hardy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective: Given the high prevalence of overweight/obesity among young people in residential out‐of‐home care (OOHC), and as their carers are in loco parentis, this research aimed: 1) to examine the healthy lifestyle cognitions and behaviours of residential carers; and 2) to describe resour...