Looking at Diabetes Through Different Lenses: Focus Groups Conducted With Somali Canadian Families and Their Health-care Providers.

Objectives: In Toronto, many families with Somali backgrounds have children living with type 1 diabetes (T1D). At our clinic, children with African and Caribbean backgrounds have higher glycated hemoglobin than children from European backgrounds. In this study, we explored the experiences and perspectives of Somali Canadian families with children living with T1D, as well as health-care professionals (HCPs) who care for them, to better understand how T1D impacts these families.

'Teenagers are into perfect-looking things': Dating, sexual attitudes and experiences of adolescents with severe obesity.

Background: This qualitative study explored the dating and sexual health attitudes and behaviours among adolescents with severe obesity (body mass index [BMI] > 99th%) attending a multidisciplinary weight-management programme.

Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 19 participants (12 females, 7 males; M  = 16.8) and analysed through reflective thematic analysis.

Development and Implementation of a Pilot Integrative Day Hospital Program for Youth with Severe Obesity and Mental Health Issues.

Adolescents with severe obesity and comorbid mental health issues are the most resistant to traditional weight management approaches and have poor treatment outcomes. Our objective was to implement and evaluate a pilot day hospital treatment program for adolescents with severe obesity, or risk for severe obesity, and significant mental health comorbidities. This was a prospective cohort study of adolescents 12-18 years of age with severe obesity (BMI >99th percentile), or at risk for severe obesity, and comorbid mental health issues.

"Your own pace, your own path": perspectives of adolescents navigating life after bariatric surgery.

Introduction: Bariatric surgery, an established weight-loss tool, may be offered to some adolescents with severe obesity. However, few studies explore adolescents' postoperative experiences beyond physical and metabolic outcomes and quality-of-life measures.

Methods: Between 2016 and 2021, 45 semi-structured interviews were conducted with adolescents (16-20 years) at 6 months (N = 15), 12 months (N = 15), and 24 months (N = 15) following bariatric surgery.

"It's a tool, not a cure": the preoperative teen perspective on bariatric surgery.

Background: Bariatric surgery is well established in adults as the most effective tool for sustained weight loss and reduction of obesity-related co-morbidities, and is an emerging option for adolescents in whom conservative approaches have failed. Narratives are vital in understanding the motivating reasons and psychosocial profiles of adolescents considering bariatric surgery during a developmental period of evolving self-concept, body image sensitivity, peer pressure, and increased opportunity for risky behaviors.

Objectives: To explore preoperative adolescent patient perspectives on their decision to pursue bariatric surgery, anticipated physical and psychosocial effects, and preparation process.

"I don't want them to think that what they said matters": How treatment - seeking adolescents with severe obesity cope with weight-based victimization.

Adolescents with severe obesity are subject to a high prevalence of weight-based victimization that may lead to pervasive mental health symptoms. However, different coping strategies could potentially modulate these psychological consequences. This study aims to explore how treatment-seeking adolescents with severe obesity cope with weight-based victimization.