Support and concerns: Dutch health care professionals’ views on the use of a childhood obesity prediction toolbox
Dutch HCPs generally supported the potential use of a childhood obesity prediction toolbox, but they also expressed concerns regarding the validity, the added value of the toolbox and about risk communication. These concerns must be addressed in further development of the toolbox.
Authors
- Jacob C. Seidell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9262-9062)
- Barbara Groot-Sluijsmans
- Anna Manshanden
- S. Coosje Dijkstra
- Nohaila M’Rani Alaoui
Institutions
- GGD Amsterdam (NL)
- Public Health Service of Amsterdam (NL)
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pediatrics
- Published
- 2026-02-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-026-06572-5
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00