Trial reportQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2012
The effect of family-based multidisciplinary cognitive behavioral treatment on health-related quality of life in childhood obesity.
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- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials of Behavioral Interventions for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Children That Are Delivered or Referred to by Health Providers in Primary Care.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026Pooled it
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- Managing obesity in children: a clinical practice guideline.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2025Guideline
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- The effect of psychological interventions targeting overweight and obesity in school-aged children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2023Pooled it
- Diet, physical activity and behavioural interventions for the treatment of overweight or obese adolescents aged 12 to 17 years.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Multicomponent Lifestyle Interventions for Treating Overweight and Obesity in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses.Journal of obesity · 2017Pooled it
- Effect of multidisciplinary interventions on quality of life in obese children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2015Pooled it
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- The Effects of Family Sports on Mental Health in Children and Adolescents: A Meta-Analysis.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Long-term changes in psychosocial well-being in children with obesity deciding not to participate in a lifestyle intervention.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2026Observational
- Long-term cost-utility analysis of family therapy vs. treatment as usual for young people seen after self-harm.Cost effectiveness and resource allocation : C/E · 2024Article
- Children with Severe Obesity in Family-Based Obesity Treatment Compared with Other Participants: Conclusions Depend on Metrics.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2021Article
- Feedback Following a Family-Focused Pediatric Weight Management Intervention: Experiences From the New Impact Program.Journal of patient experience · 2021Article
- Weight Stigma Model on Quality of Life Among Children in Hong Kong: A Cross-Sectional Modeling Study.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Health related quality of life associated with extreme obesity in adolescents - results from the baseline evaluation of the YES-study.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2020Article
- "If my family is happy, then I am happy": Quality-of-life determinants of parents of school-age children.SAGE open medicine · 2019Article
- Health-Related Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents with Severe Obesity after Intensive Lifestyle Treatment and at 1-Year Follow-Up.Obesity facts · 2018Observational
- Relationships between psychosocial outcomes in adolescents who are obese and their parents during a multi-disciplinary family-based healthy lifestyle intervention: One-year follow-up of a waitlist controlled trial (Curtin University's Activity, Food and Attitudes Program).Health and quality of life outcomes · 2016Article
- Improving health-related quality of life through an evidence-based obesity reduction program: the Healthy Weights Initiative.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2016Article
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Abstract
purposeTo evaluate the effect of multidisciplinary treatment on obesity and health-related quality of life (HRQOL).
methodsObese children were randomized to a multidisciplinary lifestyle treatment, including medical, nutritional, physical, and psychological counseling during 3 months, (n = 40, BMI-SDS; 4.2 ± 0.7, age; 13.3 ± 2.0) or standard care, including an initial advice on nutrition and physical activity by the pediatrician (n = 39, BMI-SDS; 4.3 ± 0.7, age; 13.1 ± 1.9). At baseline, after 3 months of treatment and at 12 months follow-up, data were collected for BMI-SDS and a European validated questionnaire for assessing HRQOL (DISABKIDS).
resultsA significantly reduced BMI-SDS was found for the intervention group after 3 months treatment (4.0 ± 0.9 vs. 4.2 ± 0.7, P = 0.02) and at 12 months follow-up (3.8 ± 1.1 vs. 4.2 ± 0.7, P = 0.03). HRQOL in the intervention group was significantly improved at 12 months follow-up and unchanged in the obese control group. Agreement between child and parent report was moderate (67-85%), with parents reporting a lower HRQOL for their obese children than children themselves in both groups.
conclusionMultidisciplinary treatment is effective in reducing BMI-SDS and improving HRQOL after 12 months follow-up.
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