DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE HEALTH SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN WITH OBESITY UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF THE CHILD POLYCLINIC
| Autor: | Irina V. Vinyarskaya, I. N. Martynova |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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| Zdroj: | Russian Pediatric Journal. 20:276-282 |
| ISSN: | 2413-2918 1560-9561 |
| DOI: | 10.18821/1560-9561-2017-20-5-276-282 |
| Popis: | The article is devoted to the development and evaluation of the effectiveness of the organizational model of rendering medical care to children with obesity: «Health School - Weight Control». Тhis is a modern preventive technology. The main direction in its activity is the creation and maintenance of the motivation of the family and child with excessive body weight and/or obesity to a healthy lifestyle. Its tasks include the raise the awareness of family members and children with obesity about the disease, development of practical skills for eliminating unhealthy habits, and improvement of the quality of life of patients and their relatives. To assess the effectiveness of the Health School, not only the anthropometric method was used, but also indices of the quality of life of children and adolescents according to the questionnaire «Pediatrics Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQLТМ 4.0)». The study involved 50 patients aged of from 8 to 18 years. 75% of patients showed a gradual weight reduction during the year. The analysis of the dynamics of the quality of life revealed a statistically significant increase in all the components of indices in children involved in the Health School, especially in aspects of emotional and role functioning. The developed model of rendering medical care to patients with obesity allowed optimize the organization of treatment and preventive care for this category of patients. |
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