Trial reportObesity facts2013
Eating disorder pathology in adolescents participating in a lifestyle intervention for obesity: associations with weight change, general psychopathology and health-related quality of life.
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- The use and misuse of the SCOFF screening measure over two decades: a systematic literature review.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2024Pooled it
- Global Proportion of Disordered Eating in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.JAMA pediatrics · 2023Pooled it
- Pooled 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
- Patterns of Eating Disorder Pathology are Associated with Weight Change in Family-Based Behavioral Obesity Treatment.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2017Trial
- Psychological Profile of Bariatric Surgery Candidates: A Cross-Sectional Study.Brain and behavior · 2026Article
- Communication-Based Teaching on Childhood Obesity and the Planetary Health Diet in Medical Education: Proof-of-Concept Study Comparing 4 Information Sources.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Eating disorder risks and psychopathological distress in Italian high school adolescents.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2024Article
- Improvements in Adolescents' Disordered Eating Behaviors in a Collaborative Care Digital Mental Health Intervention: Retrospective Observational Study.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
- The efficacy of psychological treatments on adolescent psychopathology: a narrative review.Translational pediatrics · 2023Review
- Disordered eating among Arab and Jewish youth in Israel: the role of eating dinner with the family.Israel journal of health policy research · 2020Article
- Disordered Eating Attitudes and Behaviors in Youth with Overweight and Obesity: Implications for Treatment.Current obesity reports · 2018Review
- Observational
- Do Parents and Overweight, Treatment-Seeking Youth Provide Similar Ratings of Youths' Psychosocial Functioning and Fatigue?Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings · 2016Article
- Association between dental caries activity, quality of life and obesity in Brazilian adolescents.International dental journal · 2014Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this study was to identify the prevalence of eating disorder symptoms in obese adolescents participating in a lifestyle intervention for weight loss and to investigate possible relationships with weight change, general psychopathology, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL).
methodAt the beginning and after completion of a 6-month lifestyle intervention, 41 participants (20 females; age: 13.7 ± 1.4 years) reported on core symptoms of eating disorders (SCOFF), self-esteem (Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, RSES), and HRQOL (Questionnaire for Measuring Health-Related Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents, KINDL), while parents filled in a questionnaire assessing their children's internalizing and externalizing behavioral problems (Child Behavior Checklist, CBCL).
resultsCompared to age-matched normative samples, patients showed increased behavior problems and an impaired HRQOL. 43% of the patients were screened positive for an eating disorder pathology, and this subgroup showed an increased psychopathological burden compared to patients that were screened negative. The lifestyle intervention resulted in a significant weight loss which was unaffected by the presence of an eating disorder pathology. The screening rate for eating disorders remained stable after the intervention.
conclusionThe large overlap, mutual interaction, and high burden of eating and weight problems in children and adolescents underpin the need for an integrated view in both prevention and treatment approaches in pediatric obesity.
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