Monday, August 10, 2009

The impact of school-based prevention of overweight on psychosocial well-being of children

This review aimed to gain insight in the extent to which psychosocial effects of obesity prevention programmes have been studied, to give an overview of the methods used to measure the particular psychosocial aspects and - if possible - to quantify the effects found. Intervention studies (n = 267) covering the period 1990-October 2005 were derived from seven reviews about childhood obesity interventions. An additional search identified 2754 studies covering the period January 2005-February 2008. In total, 2901 papers (excluding 120 duplicates) were screened for inclusion. Sixty-nine papers covering 53 interventions were included and screened on measuring psychosocial variables. All original authors were contacted. Seven of the selected interventions measured psychosocial variables, five of which evaluated a net intervention effect as compared with a control condition. Only two interventions reported a statistically significant net intervention effect (a decrease in use of purging or diet pills and a decrease in peer ratings of aggression and observed verbal aggression). We conclude that a minority of childhood obesity interventions investigate the effects of their programmes on psychosocial well-being of children and adolescents. It is recommended that in the future, these programmes will be evaluated in a uniform way on a broad range of psychosocial aspects

Article History:

Received 18 June 2008; revised 5 November 2008; accepted 6 November 2008

Article note:

GCW Wendel-Vos, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Centre for Prevention and Health Services Research, PO Box 1, 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands. E-mail: Wanda.Vos@rivm.nl



Source Citation:Van Wijnen, L.G.C., G.C.W. Wendel-Vos, B.M. Wammes, and W.J.E. Bemelmans. "The impact of school-based prevention of overweight on psychosocial well-being of children." Obesity Reviews 10.3 (May 2009): 298(15). Academic OneFile. Gale. BROWARD COUNTY LIBRARY. 10 Aug. 2009
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Gale Document Number:A198440948

Disclaimer:This information is not a tool for self-diagnosis or a substitute for professional care.



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