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ArticleQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2017

Quality of life improves in children and adolescents during a community-based overweight and obesity treatment.

Pernille M Mollerup, Tenna R H Nielsen, Christine Bøjsøe, Julie T Kloppenborg, Jennifer L Baker, Jens-Christian Holm

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Article in Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02013843 (Treatment of Overweight and Obese Children - the "Holbaek-Method" in a Municipality Based Treatment Program.), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers.

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Treatment of Overweight and Obese Children - the "Holbaek-Method" in a Municipality Based Treatment Program.

TypeinterventionalSponsorHolbaek SygehusRan2013 to 2015Enrolled1,007ConditionsPediatric Obesity, Dyslipidemia, Hypertension, DiabetesArmsCommunity-based treatment of overweight and obesity
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6 authors.

Pernille M MollerupDepartment of Paediatrics, The Children's Obesity Clinic, Copenhagen University Hospital Holbæk, Smedelundsgade 60, 4300, Holbæk, Denmark. Pmm@regionsjaelland.dk.
Tenna R H NielsenDepartment of Paediatrics, The Children's Obesity Clinic, Copenhagen University Hospital Holbæk, Smedelundsgade 60, 4300, Holbæk, Denmark.
Christine BøjsøeDepartment of Paediatrics, The Children's Obesity Clinic, Copenhagen University Hospital Holbæk, Smedelundsgade 60, 4300, Holbæk, Denmark.
Julie T KloppenborgDepartment of Paediatrics, The Children's Obesity Clinic, Copenhagen University Hospital Holbæk, Smedelundsgade 60, 4300, Holbæk, Denmark.
Jennifer L BakerThe Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Section for Metabolic Genetics, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 1, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Jens-Christian HolmDepartment of Paediatrics, The Children's Obesity Clinic, Copenhagen University Hospital Holbæk, Smedelundsgade 60, 4300, Holbæk, Denmark.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe quality of life is compromised in children and adolescents with overweight or obesity. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the quality of life improves during a community-based overweight and obesity treatment, and whether improvements depend on reductions in the degree of obesity.

methodsQuality of life was assessed using the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) 4.0 in children and adolescents aged 3-18 years with overweight or obesity [body mass index (BMI) ≥85th percentile] upon entry into a community-based chronic care overweight and obesity treatment based upon The Children's Obesity Clinic's Treatment protocol, and upon follow-up after 10-30 months of treatment. Height and weight were measured at each consultation and converted into a BMI standard deviation score (SDS).

resultsUpon entry, 477 children (212 boys) completed a PedsQL, and 317 (143 boys) completed another PedsQL after a median of 13 months of treatment. Quality of life improved (p < 0.001), regardless of sex, age, and pubertal development stage upon entry (p ≥ 0.108). Greater reductions in BMI SDS and high socioeconomic status were associated with greater improvements in the quality of life (p ≤ 0.047). However, improvements also occurred in children and adolescents with low socioeconomic status or who increased their BMI SDS (p < 0.001).

conclusionsImprovements in quality of life occurred in children and adolescents during a community-based overweight and obesity treatment, even in children and adolescents who increased their BMI SDS. Thus, improvements may be due to the treatment itself and not exclusively to reductions in BMI SDS.

trial registrationClinicaltrials.gov, ID-no.: NCT02013843.

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AdolescentChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansMaleOverweightPediatric ObesityQuality of LifeAdolescentChildCommunity health servicesObesityOverweightQuality of life

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