Long-term changes in eating-related problems and quality of life in children with overweight and obesity attending a 10-week lifestyle camp
(2024) In Obesity Research and Clinical Practice- Abstract
- Eating-related problems (e.g., binge eating (BE)) and impaired quality of life (QoL) is more prevalent in children with overweight and obesity. This study aimed to investigate changes in self-reported overeating (OE), BE, and QoL in children with overweight or obesity attending multicomponent 10-week lifestyle camps with a 52-weeks follow-up. Additionally, the study sought to investigate whether self-reported OE/BE before camp was associated with changes in QoL. Methods: Children aged 7 to 14-years could attend camp if they had overweight/obesity, were lonely, unhappy, or had social or family-related problems. In this study only children with overweight and obesity were included (n:185). OE, BE, and QoL were measured using self-reported... (More)
- Eating-related problems (e.g., binge eating (BE)) and impaired quality of life (QoL) is more prevalent in children with overweight and obesity. This study aimed to investigate changes in self-reported overeating (OE), BE, and QoL in children with overweight or obesity attending multicomponent 10-week lifestyle camps with a 52-weeks follow-up. Additionally, the study sought to investigate whether self-reported OE/BE before camp was associated with changes in QoL. Methods: Children aged 7 to 14-years could attend camp if they had overweight/obesity, were lonely, unhappy, or had social or family-related problems. In this study only children with overweight and obesity were included (n:185). OE, BE, and QoL were measured using self-reported questionnaires. Results: In total, 38 % of the children reported regular BE at baseline. Regular OE, occasional BE, and occasional OE was reported by 14 %, 13 %, and 11 %, respectively, while 24 % reported no eating-related problems. The relative risk of experiencing eating-related problems decreased at 10-weeks compared to baseline. Additionally, the probability of regular OE (RR 0.12 (95 % CI 0.04;0.38) (X2 = 8.44, p = 0.004)) and regular BE (RR 0.01 (95 % CI 0.00;0.11) (X2 = 9.91, p = 0.002)) remained lower at 52-weeks relative to baseline. All QoL dimensions improved after camp, and the presence of self-reported OE and regular BE at baseline was significantly associated with lower QoL at baseline, 10 and 52-weeks. Conclusion: Children self-reporting OE and BE may be a particular vulnerable group that needs more support from camp staff and healthcare professionals to improve QoL. Clinical Trial Registration: clinicaltrials.gov with ID: NCT04522921 (Less)
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- Dalstrup Jakobsen, Dorthe ; Järvholm, Kajsa LU ; Brader, Lea and Meldgaard Bruun, Jens
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- 2024
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- Binge eating, Overeating, Eating-related problems, Quality of Life, Lifestyle intervention, Childhood obesity, Disordered eating, Children
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- Obesity Research and Clinical Practice
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- Elsevier
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- pmid:38705820
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- 1878-0318
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- 10.1016/j.orcp.2024.04.002
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- English
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abstract = {{Eating-related problems (e.g., binge eating (BE)) and impaired quality of life (QoL) is more prevalent in children with overweight and obesity. This study aimed to investigate changes in self-reported overeating (OE), BE, and QoL in children with overweight or obesity attending multicomponent 10-week lifestyle camps with a 52-weeks follow-up. Additionally, the study sought to investigate whether self-reported OE/BE before camp was associated with changes in QoL. Methods: Children aged 7 to 14-years could attend camp if they had overweight/obesity, were lonely, unhappy, or had social or family-related problems. In this study only children with overweight and obesity were included (n:185). OE, BE, and QoL were measured using self-reported questionnaires. Results: In total, 38 % of the children reported regular BE at baseline. Regular OE, occasional BE, and occasional OE was reported by 14 %, 13 %, and 11 %, respectively, while 24 % reported no eating-related problems. The relative risk of experiencing eating-related problems decreased at 10-weeks compared to baseline. Additionally, the probability of regular OE (RR 0.12 (95 % CI 0.04;0.38) (X2 = 8.44, p = 0.004)) and regular BE (RR 0.01 (95 % CI 0.00;0.11) (X2 = 9.91, p = 0.002)) remained lower at 52-weeks relative to baseline. All QoL dimensions improved after camp, and the presence of self-reported OE and regular BE at baseline was significantly associated with lower QoL at baseline, 10 and 52-weeks. Conclusion: Children self-reporting OE and BE may be a particular vulnerable group that needs more support from camp staff and healthcare professionals to improve QoL. Clinical Trial Registration: clinicaltrials.gov with ID: NCT04522921}},
author = {{Dalstrup Jakobsen, Dorthe and Järvholm, Kajsa and Brader, Lea and Meldgaard Bruun, Jens}},
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keywords = {{Binge eating; Overeating; Eating-related problems; Quality of Life; Lifestyle intervention; Childhood obesity; Disordered eating; Children}},
language = {{eng}},
publisher = {{Elsevier}},
series = {{Obesity Research and Clinical Practice}},
title = {{Long-term changes in eating-related problems and quality of life in children with overweight and obesity attending a 10-week lifestyle camp}},
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doi = {{10.1016/j.orcp.2024.04.002}},
year = {{2024}},
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