Family obesity: case study

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.22533/at.ed.1594402424047

• Palavras-chave: Obesity, Family, Family nursing, Family health, Multigenerational family, Relationship between generations.

• Keywords: Obesity, Family, Family nursing, Family health, Multigenerational family, Relationship between generations.

• Abstract:

  Objective: Assess the family with familial obesity; individually assess family members; and identify nursing interventions according to the assessment carried out. Method: Case study, according to the Case Report guidelines, regarding a family with obese members, focusing on family assessment and intervention in the context of primary health care. The Dynamic Family Assessment and Intervention Model was used as a theoretical and operational framework and the nursing consultation for the individual assessment of family members, regarding the variables: age, education, profession, existing comorbidities and body mass index. Results: In this study, the following family diagnoses were identified: Insufficient family income; Inadequate water supply, Safe and non-neglected residential building; Demonstrated safety precautions; Marital satisfaction not maintained; Adequate parental role; Inadequate caregiving role and Dysfunctional family process. Individually, a body weight problem was identified in all family members. Conclusion: The nursing diagnoses identified indicate the need for intervention by the family health nurse, directed both at the family as a whole and at its individual members.