Benefits of Family Meals With Adolescents: Nurse Practitioners' Perspective

Sharon M. Fruh; Madhuri S. Mulekar; Heather Hall; Jayne Fulkerson; Anita King; Kenda Jezek; Linda Roussel

doi:10.1016/j.nurpra.2011.09.026

Benefits of Family Meals With Adolescents: Nurse Practitioners' Perspective

Sharon M. Fruh, Madhuri S. Mulekar, Heather Hall, Jayne Fulkerson, Anita King, Kenda Jezek, Linda Roussel

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Participating in at least 5 meals a week as a family can positively impact an adolescent's life. This study assessed nurse practitioners' (NPs') knowledge of family meal benefits to teens and the time they spent assessing and educating families regarding family meals. Results suggested that NPs were fairly aware of the benefits, with younger NPs more knowledgeable than older NPs; however, only a small percentage of time was spent on assessment and education related to family meal frequency and benefits. The more knowledgeable the practitioners were on this topic, the more often they assessed and educated patients.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	280-287
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal for Nurse Practitioners
Volume	8
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nurpra.2011.09.026
State	Published - Apr 2012

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Adolescence
Family meals
Health promotion
Unhealthy diets

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