Children with overweight and obesity: A quantitative pilot study of standardized lifestyle treatment in primary care
| Autor: | Espen Kjærsrud Myhrer, Hanne Lund Løkling, Turid Follestad, Rønnaug Astri Ødegård |
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| Jazyk: | Danish<br />English<br />Bokmål, Norwegian; Norwegian Bokmål<br />Norwegian Nynorsk; Nynorsk, Norwegian<br />Swedish |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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| Zdroj: | Fysioterapeuten, Vol 88, Iss 6, Pp 48-54 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0016-3384 0807-9277 |
| Popis: | Aim: Most children with overweight and obesity are treated in primary health care, but no studies evaluating the results of such treatments has been published in Norway. This pilot study aimed to evaluate the relative weight loss of a standardized lifestyle treatment on overweight and obesity in children in a primary care setting and evaluate the implementation of the treatment program. Method: Observational study of a standardized lifestyle treatment in Alna borough in Oslo, Norway. Primary objective: change in age and sex adjusted body mass index (BMI z-score), analyzed with a linear mixed model (LMM). Secondary objectives: Drop out of treatment, change in weight category and markers of psychosocial health and motivation. Results: 57 children were included (5-16 years), where 47 had ≥2 observations and were included in the LMM analysis. Time in treatment differed among the participants, from newly enrolled to over two years in treatment. The estimated reduction in BMI z-score was 0,27 after 1 year in treatment(p |
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