Benefits and barriers to medically supervised pediatric weight-management programs

Obesity in children and adolescents is now the most common chronic condition in the USA. Data indicate that approximately one in five children in the USA is now overweight. Public health professionals have increased efforts in recent years to develop medically supervised programs for this population...

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Published inJournal of Child Health Care Vol. 12; no. 4; pp. 329 - 343
Main Authors Grimes-Robison, Cindy, Evans, Retta R.
Format Journal Article Book Review
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.12.2008
Subjects
Behavior Therapy
Child
Health Services Accessibility - organization & administration
Health Services Needs and Demand
Humans
Insurance Coverage
Insurance, Health
Life Style
Nursing
Obesity - epidemiology
Obesity - prevention & control
Obesity - psychology
Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
Parents - education
Parents - psychology
Patient Care Team - organization & administration
Patient Compliance
Patient Education as Topic
Pediatrics - organization & administration
Prevalence
Program Evaluation
Psychotherapy, Group
Quality of Health Care
United States - epidemiology
Weight Loss
United States
adolescent
weight-management programs
adherence
obesity
child
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Summary:Obesity in children and adolescents is now the most common chronic condition in the USA. Data indicate that approximately one in five children in the USA is now overweight. Public health professionals have increased efforts in recent years to develop medically supervised programs for this population. However, research shows that only a small amount of obese children participate in weight-reduction programs. Also, the long-term effects of these weight-reduction interventions for obese children have not been well researched. Several recent studies report that most of the successful obesity programs utilize an interdisciplinary approach that combines a diet, physical activity, parental involvement and behavioral modification. This article provides a review of the professional literature related to the benefits and barriers of medically supervised pediatric weight-management programs. It summarizes the programs that work and the perceived barriers that parents and families struggle with in adhering to treatment plans.
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ISSN:1367-4935
1741-2889
DOI:10.1177/1367493508096319