Mid-range theory of the nursing diagnosis Overweight.
Ana Carolina Costa Carino, Renata Marinho Fernandes, Anna Thays Dias Almeida and 3 others
PMID 38896713WHAT IT FOUND
A theoretical framework maps the antecedents and consequences of the nursing diagnosis of overweight in adolescents and young adults.
It links factors like poor sleep, sedentary lifestyle, and socioeconomic status to outcomes such as metabolic disorders and mental health issues.
Key findings
01The theory identifies 13 clinical antecedents and 7 clinical consequences associated with overweight in adolescents and young adults.
02Precipitating factors include sedentary lifestyle, unhealthy eating habits, and poor sleep quality, while predisposing factors include emotional disturbance and family history.
03Clinical consequences listed include negative self-perception of health, restrictive feeding behavior, metabolic disorders, dissatisfaction with body image, systemic arterial hypertension, and mental health issues.
STILL TO COME
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What it does not show
The theory is based on a small sample of 28 articles. Only open-access articles were included, which may have biased the selection. The majority of included studies were cross-sectional (level VI evidence), which the authors note is not strong evidence. The theory has not yet been empirically tested or clinically validated.
Declared interests
The study was supported by non-U.S. government funding. No conflicts of interest were declared.
The easy way to misread this
This is a theoretical model derived from a literature review, not a validated clinical tool or evidence of treatment efficacy. Do not assume these causal relationships are proven in practice; the authors state the theory requires empirical testing and clinical validation.