A5082041440- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Body Contouring and Surgery
Yale University
2023
Florida College
2021
University of Florida
2020-2021
Background: Behavioral lifestyle interventions are the foundation of adolescent obesity treatment. Tailoring an intervention using stakeholder engagement during development process could improve effectiveness. Methods: Adolescents with overweight/obesity ages 14-19 (n = 41) participated in 11 sex-specific focus groups (girls 6, boys 5) and were asked their preferences regarding who should lead be involved, what messaging program be, how to make engaging maintain participation, best measure...
Nearly one‐fifth of the pediatric population in United States has obesity. Comprehensive behavioral interventions, with at least 26 contact hours, are recommended treatment for obesity; however, there various barriers to implementing treatment. This Perspective applies Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, and Sustainment (EPIS) framework address multidisciplinary weight management clinics identify potential solutions areas additional research. Lack insurance coverage reimbursement, high...
Summary This study examined baseline patient characteristics as predictors of early weight loss, defined any loss within the first month treatment, among patients receiving adjunctive behavioural treatments for loss‐of‐control (LOC) eating about 6 months after bariatric surgery. Participants were 126 in a treatment trial LOC‐eating (roughly postoperatively) categorized by change following 1 treatment. Early weight‐loss, and weight‐gain, gain, groups compared on sociodemographic clinical...
Obesity in adolescence has reached epidemic proportions around the world, with prevalence of severe obesity increasing at least four-fold over last 35 years. Provision evidence-based treatment options that are tailored and relevant to needs adolescents is paramount, yet difficult tailor because little known regarding barriers facilitators adolescent weight loss. Thus, identification loss among overweight/obesity (OW/OB) needed. The objective this qualitative study was assess perceived a...