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The association between weight loss and long term development in quality-of-life among children living with obesity: a pragmatic descriptive intervention study. / Jørgensen, Rasmus Møller; Vestergaard, Esben Thyssen; Kremke, Britta et al.
In: Italian journal of pediatrics, Vol. 48, No. 1, 135, 2022.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - The association between weight loss and long term development in quality-of-life among children living with obesity:
T2 - a pragmatic descriptive intervention study
AU - Jørgensen, Rasmus Møller
AU - Vestergaard, Esben Thyssen
AU - Kremke, Britta
AU - Bahnsen, Rikke Frederiksen
AU - Nielsen, Bent Windelborg
AU - Bruun, Jens Meldgaard
N1 - © 2022. The Author(s).
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - BACKGROUND: Childhood obesity is associated with impaired Quality-of-Life (QoL), increased stigmatization and higher risk of development of depression compared to their peers. This report describes the long-term development in QoL for cohort of children with obesity after a sustainable weight reduction.METHODS: This pragmatic descriptive intervention study enrolled 120 children with obesity, age 5-17 years, in a multifactorial lifestyle intervention. The intervention was an across sectors collaboration between a department of pediatrics and community health care workers. QoL was assessed yearly throughout the intervention and evaluated by a 6-item Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). For analyzing changes in VAS, as function BMI-SDS, regression models were used, while ANOVA and Wilcoxon test were applied for normal and not-normal distributed data. 95% confidence interval not containing 0 and p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.RESULTS: After 26.4 months (13.9 SD) an overall decrease in bullying (0.6 vs. 0.0 median) and motivation (10.0 vs. 9.6) was observed. QoL increased in children with a BMI-SDS reduction (0.65 (2.49 SD)) opposite children with no-change or increasing BMI-SDS who reported reduced QoL (-0.36 (1.55 SD) and -0.96 (2.27 SD)). A significant inverse relationship was observed for Joy of Life, QoL and body perception as a function of BMI-SDS per year.CONCLUSION: Weight reduction causes improvement in QoL for children with obesity and an inverse relationship for QoL and changing BMI-SDS / year was establish.
AB - BACKGROUND: Childhood obesity is associated with impaired Quality-of-Life (QoL), increased stigmatization and higher risk of development of depression compared to their peers. This report describes the long-term development in QoL for cohort of children with obesity after a sustainable weight reduction.METHODS: This pragmatic descriptive intervention study enrolled 120 children with obesity, age 5-17 years, in a multifactorial lifestyle intervention. The intervention was an across sectors collaboration between a department of pediatrics and community health care workers. QoL was assessed yearly throughout the intervention and evaluated by a 6-item Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). For analyzing changes in VAS, as function BMI-SDS, regression models were used, while ANOVA and Wilcoxon test were applied for normal and not-normal distributed data. 95% confidence interval not containing 0 and p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.RESULTS: After 26.4 months (13.9 SD) an overall decrease in bullying (0.6 vs. 0.0 median) and motivation (10.0 vs. 9.6) was observed. QoL increased in children with a BMI-SDS reduction (0.65 (2.49 SD)) opposite children with no-change or increasing BMI-SDS who reported reduced QoL (-0.36 (1.55 SD) and -0.96 (2.27 SD)). A significant inverse relationship was observed for Joy of Life, QoL and body perception as a function of BMI-SDS per year.CONCLUSION: Weight reduction causes improvement in QoL for children with obesity and an inverse relationship for QoL and changing BMI-SDS / year was establish.
KW - Adolescent
KW - Body Mass Index
KW - Child
KW - Child, Preschool
KW - Humans
KW - Life Style
KW - Pediatric Obesity/therapy
KW - Quality of Life
KW - Weight Loss
KW - Obesity
KW - Weight loss
KW - Quality-of-life
KW - Lifestyle intervention
KW - Children
KW - YOUTHS
KW - VISUAL ANALOG SCALE
KW - ADOLESCENTS
KW - OVERWEIGHT
U2 - 10.1186/s13052-022-01326-2
DO - 10.1186/s13052-022-01326-2
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 35908012
VL - 48
JO - Italian journal of pediatrics
JF - Italian journal of pediatrics
SN - 1824-7288
IS - 1
M1 - 135
ER -