EFFECTIVENESS OF EARLY CARE TUTORING ON QUALITY OF LIFE, LIFESTYLE BEHAVIORS AND BIO PHYSIOLOGICAL OUTCOME AMONG OBESE ADOLESCENTS AND KNOWLEDGE ON OBESITY MANAGEMENT AMONG MOTHERS AT SELECTED SCHOOLS IN CHENNAI.

ABSTRACT

Background: The rising prevalence of adolescent obesity is associated with an increase in co-morbidities and Up to 4 three-fourth of children with overweight/obesity remain so in adulthood. . Objectives: 1.To assess and compare the level of Quality Of Life, Life Style Behaviors and Biophysiological Outcome among obese adolescents between experimental and control group. 2. To assess and compare the level of knowledge among obese adolescent's mothers between experimental and control group. 3. To assess the Effectiveness of Early Care Tutoring on Quality Of Life, Life Style Behaviors and Biophysiological Outcome among obese adolescents between experimental and control group. 4. To assess the Effectiveness of Early Care Tutoring on the level of knowledge among obese adolescent's mothers between experimental and control group. 5. To correlate the Mean differed score of Quality Of Life, Life Style Behaviors and Biophysiological Outcome among obese adolescents in experimental and control group. Methodology: A quasi experimental research design was adopted. After screening a total 20 elderly people, 10 for each experimental and control group were selected were selected by using non probability purposive sampling technique in a selected Schools. The pre test data was collected through the structured and modified tools for Quality of Life (QOL), Lifestyle behavoirs and Biophysiological out comes was given for a period of 4 weeks and post test was conducted. Collected data were analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Majority of the Results: adolsecents aged 14,female, first child of the family. Socioeconomical staus was upper class. All of them were residing in urban . distance from school was <1kn and using either bi-cycle or bike.The present study showed that there was an improvement between pre test and post test 2 and 3 in QOL and Lifestyle behaviors. Only BMI showed significance in post test 2 and 3, other anthropometrics were not significant. There was a correlation between QOL and LSB & QOL and BMI. Early care tutoring packages had a strong impact on adolescents' QOL, LSB and Biophysiologicaloutcomes. The overall statistically significant difference Conclusion: in the level Early Care Tutoring was effective and found to be significant in modifying the Quality of Life, Life style Behavior and biophysiological outcome among Obese Adolescents