Impact of Obesity on Health-Related Quality of Life among Children
Journal of the Korean Society of Biological Psychiatry
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: 128-134, 2015.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To examine the relationship between health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and body mass index (BMI) of obese children.METHODS:
This cross-sectional study included 387 children. HRQoL was measured with the PedsQLTM 4.0 Generic Core Scale. BMI was classified according to the World Health Organization Asia-Pacific obesity guidelines. Psychosocial factors (body image, self-esteem, and depression/anxiety) were also measured. Data were analyzed using one-way analysis of variance, Pearson's correlation and Path analysis.RESULTS:
Obese participants reported lower score for physical evaluation, self-esteem, appearance evaluation component of body image, total HRQoL score, and physical/emotional/social function components of HRQoL ; they reported higher score for depression/anxiety. In addition, results indicated that as BMI increased, appearance evaluation, total HRQoL score, and social function component of HRQoL dropped. Path analysis revealed that BMI did not directly affect HRQoL ; however, BMI directly affects body image and self-esteem, indirectly mediates depression/anxiety, and thereby impacts on an individual's HRQoL.CONCLUSIONS:
Body image and self-esteem, rather than BMI itself, have more influence on HRQoL. This reinforces the importance of therapeutic intervention to enhance body image and self-esteem among obese children.
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Assunto principal:
Psicologia
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Qualidade de Vida
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Organização Mundial da Saúde
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Imagem Corporal
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Índice de Massa Corporal
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Estudos Transversais
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Obesidade Infantil
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Obesidade
Tipo de estudo:
Guia de Prática Clínica
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Criança
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Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of the Korean Society of Biological Psychiatry
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
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