Long-term follow-up of a cognitive behavioral treatment program for obese children
Long-term follow-up of a cognitive behavioral treatment program for obese children
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DOI:
10.1016/s0005-7894(00)80004-0
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发表时间:
2000-12-01
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影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
Van Winckel, M
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作者:
Braet, C;Van Winckel, M
This study presents a 4.6-year follow-up of children treated for obesity. The primary goal of the treatment program was to prevent further weight gain. In setting this modest peal, we wanted to avoid the type of dietary restraint that has been linked to the development of eating disorders. A cognitive-behavior modification (CBM) program was designed to help the child change his or her lifestyle, to enhance self-regulation skills and specific problem-solving skills in different eating situations. Three active CBM treatment interventions were compared (group therapy, individual therapy, and summer camp) to an "advice in one session." At pretest, the mean age was ii years (SD = 2.5). Mean percentage overweight was 558 (SD = 21); all subjects were at least 20% overweight. Data from 109 children were available at the 4.6-year follow-up. representing 80.1% of the original sample. At follow-up, 72 subjects (71.6%) showed no further increase in percentage overweight. This does not mean that these obese youngsters had become thin. In this study 188 of the obese children were no longer obese (