Camila R M Freitas1, Thrudur Gunnarsdottir2, Yara L Fidelix1, Thiago R S Tenório3, Mara C Lofrano-Prado4, James O Hill5, Wagner L Prado6. 1. Universidade de Pernambuco, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação de Física, Recife, PE, Brazil. 2. University of Akureyri, Akureyri, Iceland. 3. Universidade de Pernambuco, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Educação de Física, Recife, PE, Brazil; Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Sertão Pernambucano, Serra Talhada, PE, Brazil. 4. Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto de Psicologia, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. 5. University of Colorado, Anschutz Center for Health & Wellness, Denver, United States. 6. Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), Departamento de Ciências do Movimento Humano, Santos, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: wagner.prado@pq.cnpq.br.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of multidisciplinary treatment with and without psychological counseling on obese adolescents' self-reported quality of life. METHODS:Seventy-six obese adolescents (15.87±1.53 y) were allocated into psychological counseling group (PCG; n=36) or control group (CG; n=40) for 12 weeks. All participants received the same supervised exercise training, nutritional and clinical counseling. Participants in PCG also received psychological counseling. QOL was measured before and after 12 weeks of intervention by Generic Questionnaire for the Evaluation of Quality of Life (SF-36). RESULTS: The dropout rate was higher in GC (22.5%) when compared with PCG (0.0%) (p<0.001). After 12 weeks, participants from PCG presents lower body weight, relative fat mass and higher free fat mass (p<0.001 for all) compared to GC. QOL improved among adolescents from both groups (p<0.05), however, a better QOL was reported from those adolescents enrolled in PCG. CONCLUSION: The inclusion of a psychological counseling component in multidisciplinary treatment for adolescent obesity appears to provide benefits observed for improved QOL as compared with treatment without psychological counseling.
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of multidisciplinary treatment with and without psychological counseling on obese adolescents' self-reported quality of life. METHODS: Seventy-six obese adolescents (15.87±1.53 y) were allocated into psychological counseling group (PCG; n=36) or control group (CG; n=40) for 12 weeks. All participants received the same supervised exercise training, nutritional and clinical counseling. Participants in PCG also received psychological counseling. QOL was measured before and after 12 weeks of intervention by Generic Questionnaire for the Evaluation of Quality of Life (SF-36). RESULTS: The dropout rate was higher in GC (22.5%) when compared with PCG (0.0%) (p<0.001). After 12 weeks, participants from PCG presents lower body weight, relative fat mass and higher free fat mass (p<0.001 for all) compared to GC. QOL improved among adolescents from both groups (p<0.05), however, a better QOL was reported from those adolescents enrolled in PCG. CONCLUSION: The inclusion of a psychological counseling component in multidisciplinary treatment for adolescent obesity appears to provide benefits observed for improved QOL as compared with treatment without psychological counseling.
Authors: Neal Malik; Wagner L Prado; Sara Lappan; Mihaela Popescu; Bryan Haddock; James O Hill Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-04-02 Impact factor: 3.390