Communication With Families of Children With Overweight Status or Obesity During Consultation for Tonsillectomy

These findings suggest that child weight status was not associated with measured verbal communication behaviors but was associated with lower parent ratings and observer ratings of clinician respectfulness. The small effect size and potential bias from clinician race and ethnicity and sex may have limited this association. These results indicate the need to elucidate and mitigate multilevel determinants that negatively affect quality of care and communication for children with overweight.