Hispanic Parents of Overweight and Obese Children and Their Outcome Expectations for Children’s Television Viewing: A Qualitative Study

Betty del Rio Rodriguez, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Pasadena Pediatric Health Care Center and Teresia O'Connor, M.D., M.P.H. Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine

Learning Objectives

Explain how outcomes expectations may influence Hispanic Parents decision to limit TV viewing.

When working with Hispanic families, aknowledge that there are positive and negative outcomes expectations for children's TV viewing

Apply methods of qualitative research to inform the development of intervention programs.