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ReviewPhysiology & behavior2012

Assessment tools in obesity - psychological measures, diet, activity, and body composition.

Laura Beechy, Jennie Galpern, Andrew Petrone, Sai Krupa Das

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Review in Physiology & behavior, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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43citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

43 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 93 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Laura BeechyFriedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
Jennie Galpern
Andrew Petrone
Sai Krupa Das
Tufts University · US

Funding

Self-selected diet composition, adherence to caloric restriction, and cardiometabolic disease riskR21AG064295 · NIA · TUFTS UNIVERSITY BOSTON · PI DAS, SAI KRUPA · 2019 to 2020
$323k
NIA NIH HHS R21 AG064295
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The global increase in the prevalence of obesity has led to an increased need for measurement tools for research, management and treatment of the obese person. The physical size limitations imposed by obesity, variations in body composition from that of normal weight, and a complex psychopathology all pose tremendous challenges to the assessment of an obese person. There is little published research regarding what tools can be used with confidence. This review is designed to provide researchers and clinicians with a guide to the current and emerging measurement tools specifically associated with obesity research and practice. Section 1 addresses psychological measures of well being. Sections 2, 3, and 4 focus on the assessment of food intake, activity, and body composition. All sections address basic challenges involved in the study and management of obesity, and highlight methodological issues associated with the use of common assessment tools. The best available methods for use in the obese both in research and clinical practice are recommended.

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DietObesityActigraphyBody CompositionBody WeightDrinking BehaviorFeeding BehaviorHumansMotor ActivityPain MeasurementPolysomnographyPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesPsychometricsQuality of LifeSleepSurveys and Questionnaires

Identifiers

PMID22548766
PMCPMC7174029
OpenAlexW2030372750

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