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ArticleAdvances in experimental medicine and biology2023

Pythagorean Self-Awareness Intervention Promoted Healthy Dietary Patterns, Controlled Body Mass Index, and Reduced Self-Reported Stress Levels of Primary School Children: Α One-Arm Pilot Study.

Marilena Panagiotou, Ioanna Maria Velegraki, Orsalia Gerakini, Flora Bacopoulou, Maria Charalampopoulou, Maya Louvardi, Xanthi Tigani, Aimilia Mantzou, Dimitrios Vlachakis, Christina Kanaka-Gantenbein and 2 more

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Article in Advances in experimental medicine and biology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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12 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Marilena PanagiotouSchool of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Ioanna Maria VelegrakiSchool of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Orsalia GerakiniSchool of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Flora BacopoulouCenter for Adolescent Medicine and UNESCO Chair in Adolescent Health Care, First Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Aghia Sophia Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece. fbacopoulou@med.uoa.gr.
Maria CharalampopoulouSchool of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Maya LouvardiSchool of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Xanthi TiganiSchool of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Aimilia MantzouFirst Department of Pediatrics, Aghia Sophia Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Dimitrios VlachakisLaboratory of Genetics, Department of Biotechnology, School of Applied Biology and Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Christina Kanaka-GantenbeinFirst Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Aghia Sophia Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.
George P ChrousosUniversity Research Institute of Maternal and Child Health & Precision Medicine, and UNESCO Chair in Adolescent Health Care, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Aghia Sophia Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Christina DarviriSchool of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRAgricultural University of Athens · GRChildren's Hospital Agia Sophia · GR

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Abstract

Stress is common in childhood and an important factor that affects behavior later in adulthood. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of the Pythagorean Self-Awareness Intervention (PSAI), a holistic "cognitive reconstruction" technique to assess primary school children's stress levels, adherence to the Mediterranean diet, and body mass index. Secondary outcome measures included relations with peers, sleep, and hair cortisol concentrations. This one-arm pilot study took place in a primary school, from February to June 2019. Participants were 32 pupils attending the second grade of primary school who received the 8-week PSAI to adopt healthy behaviors and lifestyle. Self-report measures were applied for the evaluation of various variables at the beginning and the end of the eight-week intervention. There were statistically significant reductions in stress levels (p = 0.00), nightmares' frequency (p = 0.00), body mass index (p = 0.03), and bully scale (p = 0.00), and improvement in Mediterranean diet quality (p = 0.00). Hair cortisol concentrations increased (p = 0.02). The social scale significantly increased. Bedtime remained the same after the intervention. This pilot trial showed that the PSAI promoted healthy dietary patterns, controlled children's body mass index, and reduced their self-reported stress levels. Further research on the implementation of this holistic program on children is suggested, in well-powered randomized controlled trials.

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ExerciseHydrocortisoneBody Mass IndexChildHumansPilot ProjectsSchoolsSelf ReportHydrocortisoneBMIBody mass indexBullyingChildrenHealthy lifestyleInterventionMediterranean dietPythagorean self-awarenessStressStudents

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