Multidisciplinary obesity treatment program improved health-related quality of life and positively correlated with anthropometric and body composition but not with cardiorespiratory fitness parameters in adolescents
- 21-02-2019
Gepubliceerd in:
- Auteurs
- Natália Carlone Baldino Garcia
- Wendell Arthur Lopes
- João Carlos Locateli
- Caroline Ferraz Simões
- Gustavo Henrique de Oliveira
- Victor Hugo de Souza Mendes
- Igor Alisson Spagnol Pereira
- Nelson Nardo Junior
- Gepubliceerd in
- Quality of Life Research | Uitgave 7/2019
Abstract
Purpose
The aim of the present study was to verify the effects of a 16-week multidisciplinary obesity treatment program (MOTP) on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in adolescents with weight excess. In addition, we verified a possible association between changes on HRQoL and anthropometric, body composition, and cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) parameters.
Methods
Two hundred four adolescents aged from 15 to 18 years were distributed in control group (CG) and intervention group (IG). They underwent a 16-week MOTP composed by nutritional, psychological, and health-related physical activity group sessions. Moreover, they performed physical exercise sessions three times per week during the whole 16-week program. Data on HRQoL, body composition, CRF and anthropometry were collected using standard protocols and validated questionnaires.
Results
The MOTP promoted significant enhancements in all HRQoL domains, except for the school domain in IG. Furthermore, positive correlations between HRQoL and body weight (BW), body fat (BF), waist circumference (WC), and body mass index (BMI) z-score were verified. Higher scores of HRQoL might be achieved by improving these variables.
Conclusions
The 16-week MOTP was effective to improve HRQoL in adolescents with weight excess. This improvement has a positive correlation with enhancements in BW, BMI z-score, WC, and BF. Nevertheless, these findings have not reached a consensus on literature and still need to be further enlightened.
- Titel
- Multidisciplinary obesity treatment program improved health-related quality of life and positively correlated with anthropometric and body composition but not with cardiorespiratory fitness parameters in adolescents
- Auteurs
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Natália Carlone Baldino Garcia
Wendell Arthur Lopes
João Carlos Locateli
Caroline Ferraz Simões
Gustavo Henrique de Oliveira
Victor Hugo de Souza Mendes
Igor Alisson Spagnol Pereira
Nelson Nardo Junior
- Publicatiedatum
- 21-02-2019
- Uitgeverij
- Springer International Publishing
- Gepubliceerd in
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Quality of Life Research / Uitgave 7/2019
Print ISSN: 0962-9343
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2649 - DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-019-02141-9
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