BACKGROUND: Adolescents with @entity717 ( @entity717 ) have high rates of @entity28 . However, little research has been conducted demonstrating effective strategies and barriers for @entity353 or weight management in adolescents with @entity717 . Furthermore, parents play a large role in terms of weight management in @entity1 and adolescents with @entity717 , and their views should be taken into consideration when designing a diet and PA intervention for weight management. OBJECTIVE: The aims of this study are to better understand the parents' perspectives on the strategies and barriers for helping @entity1 and adolescents with @entity717 be successful in a weight management program and to identify how this information to guide future approaches. METHODS: Semi-structured interviews were conducted in 18 parents whose @entity1 had just finished a diet and PA intervention. Interviews were transcribed verbatim, and thematic analysis was performed. RESULTS: Parents reported a positive attitude toward the program, liked the convenience of the program, and felt that they learned beneficial strategies to encourage healthy habits in the home. Parents found time to be a major barrier to supporting their @entity1 with a diet and PA intervention. Parents were willing to change their own dietary behaviors to help their @entity1 successfully follow a @entity353 intervention; however, no parent reported changing their own PA levels. CONCLUSION: Future diet and PA studies should aim to reduce parental time commitment and increase importance of PA.

Parents' perspective on weight management interventions for adolescents with XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['child', 'children'] @entity717 :: ('MESH:D009069', 'Disease') :: ['intellectual and developmental disabilities', 'IDD'] @entity353 :: ('MESH:D015431', 'Disease') :: ['weight loss'] @entity28 :: ('MESH:D009765', 'Disease') :: ['obesity']
@entity717 :: (MESH:D009069,Disease) :: ['intellectual and developmental disabilities']
