Feasibility of a Friendship Network-Based Pediatric Obesity Intervention.
Feasibility of a Friendship Network-Based Pediatric Obesity Intervention.
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基于友谊网络的儿童肥胖干预的可行性。
DOI：
10.1089/chi.2016.0057
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2017
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Gesell,SabinaB
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Giannini,CourtneyM;Irby,MeganB;Skelton,JosephA;Gesell,SabinaB
背景：越来越多的证据支持基于社交网络的干预青少年肥胖。本研究的目的是通过评估青少年的友谊网络、让朋友参与治疗的意愿，以及这些因素如何影响享受，来确定基于社会网络的干预的可行性。方法：从一家三级保健肥胖诊所招募青少年（N= 42）。参与者列出了最亲密的朋友，友谊特征，以及他们会让哪些朋友参与治疗。一个子集（N= 14）参加了小组治疗，被鼓励带朋友来，并被邀请进行第二次面试。结果：参与者平均提名4.0个朋友（标准差[SD] = 1.6），更有可能提名更亲密的朋友（p= 0.003）。参加小组会议的朋友更有可能与参与者自己的网络有多个共同的友谊（p= 0.04）。结论：让朋友参与治疗是可行的，也是青少年所希望的，可能是增加肥胖治疗效果的新方法。
Background:There is growing evidence supporting social network-based interventions for adolescents with obesity. This study's aim was to determine the feasibility of a social network-based intervention by assessing adolescents' friendship networks, willingness to involve friends in treatment, and how these factors influence enjoyment.Methods:Adolescents (N= 42) were recruited from a tertiary care obesity clinic. Participants gave a list of closest friends, friendship characteristics, and which of their friends they would involve in treatment. A subset (N= 14) participated in group treatment, were encouraged to bring friends, and invited to a second interview.Results:Participants nominated a mean of 4.0 (standard deviation [SD] = 1.6) friends and were more likely to nominate closer friends (p= 0.003). Friends who attended group sessions were more likely to have multiple friendships in common with the participant's own network (p= 0.04).Conclusions:Involving friends in treatment is feasible and desired by adolescents and may be a novel approach for augmenting obesity treatment outcomes.