Quality of life in Brazilian obese adolescents: effects of a long-term multidisciplinary lifestyle therapy
Obesity has adverse physical, social, and economic consequences that can negatively affect quality of life (QOL). Thus the aim of this study was to verify the effects of a long-term multidisciplinary lifestyle intervention on QOL, body image, anxiety, depression and binge eating in obese adolescents.
Methods: Sixty-six obese adolescents (41 girls and 25 boys; BMI: 35.62+/-4.18kg/m2) were recruited from the Multidisciplinary Obesity Intervention Program outpatient clinic, and were submitted to a multidisciplinary lifestyle therapy (short-term = 12 weeks and long-term = 24 weeks), composed of medical, dietary, exercise and psychological programs.
Validated self-report questionnaires were used to assess symptoms of anxiety Trait/State (STAI); depression (BDI); binge eating (BES), body image dissatisfaction (BSQ) and QOL (SF-36). Data were analyzed by means of scores; comparisons were made by ANOVA for repeated measures, and Tukey's test as post-hoc and Students T test.
Results: Long-term therapy decreased depression and binge eating symptoms, body image dissatisfaction, and improved QOL in girls, whereas, for boys, 24 weeks, were effective to reduce anxiety trait/state and symptoms of binge eating, and to improve means of dimensions of QOL (p<.05).
Conclusions: A long-term multidisciplinary lifestyle therapy is effective to control psychological aspects and to improve QOL in obese adolescents.
Author: Mara Cristina Lofrano-PradoHanna Karen Moreira AntunesWagner Luiz do PradoAline de PianoDanielle Arisa CarantiLian TockJune CarnierSergio TufikMarco Tulio de MelloAna Damaso
Credits/Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2009, 7:61
Published on: 2009-07-03
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