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題 名 | Counseling Clinic for Pediatric Weight Reduction: Program Formulation and Follow-up=小兒減重諮詢門診模式設計及追蹤 |
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作 者 | 陳偉德; 陳淑琴; 徐惠松; 李繁英; | 書刊名 | 臺灣醫學會雜誌 |
卷 期 | 96:1 1997.01[民86.01] |
頁 次 | 頁59-62 |
分類號 | 417.5912 |
關鍵詞 | 小兒減重諮詢門診模式; Obesity; Weight reduction; Behavior modification; Diet; Exercise; Pediatric obesity; |
語 文 | 英文(English) |
英文摘要 | The feasibility and efficacy of an outpatient-based multicomponent weight reduction program was tested with 68 consecutively enrolled obese children and adolescents. The patients were invited to participate in an individualized six-session program that included parent involvement, diet education, exercise management and behavior modification by a culturally sensitive method. Fifty-six patients were followed up 1 year after treatment. Comparison at pretreatment, end-of-treatment and 1-year-after-treatment with respect to changes in degree of obesity, measured by weight-for-length index (WLI), showed statistically significant differences. Ninety-seven percent of participants were below their pretreatment WLI at the end-of-treatment examination, and 80 % at 1-year-after-treatment follow-up. At 1-year-after-treatment, 59 % showed a reduction in WLI of 0.1 or more, as compared with 38 % of participants at end-of-treatment. Two parameters previously considered predictors of successful weight control, notably age of participants and percentage of weight lost during treatment, were significantly associated with a reduction in the degree of obesity after one year. Although the long-term efficacy cannot be determined, our results indicated that this comprehensive weight reduction program may have an encouraging effect on the weight status of obese Chinese children and adolescents. |
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