Overweight and its impact on the health-related quality of life in children and adolescents: results from the European KIDSCREEN survey

Ottová, Veronika; Erhart, Michael; Rajmil, Luís; Dettenborn-Betz, Lucia; Ravens‐Sieberer, Ulrike

doi:10.1007/s11136-011-9922-7

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“…Moreover, obese youth frequently face social exclusion and are less likely than their normal-weight peers to be nominated as friends [9,10]. Therefore, it is not surprising that the psychosocial adjustment of obese youth, particularly their quality of life (QOL) [4,9,[11][12][13][14] and psychological functioning [6,15,16], is frequently compromised.…”

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Quality of life and psychological functioning in pediatric obesity: the role of body image dissatisfaction between girls and boys of different ages

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Purpose This study aims to explore the associations between weight status, body image dissatisfaction (BID), and psychosocial adjustment [quality of life (QOL), internalizing and externalizing problems] of normal-weight and obese youth. It aims to explore whether the associations between weight status and psychosocial adjustment are mediated by BID as well as the moderating role of youth's age and gender on these associations. Methods The sample comprised 260 children and adolescents aged 8-18 years with normal weight (n = 128) and obesity (n = 132). All of the participants completed self-report instruments, including the KIDSCREEN-10, Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire, and Collins Body Image scale. Results Obese youth, regardless of gender, reported poorer QOL, more internalizing/externalizing problems, and higher rates of BID compared with their normal-weight counterparts. BID mediated the relationship between weight status and QOL, but only for youth above 12-year old. The relationship between weight status and internalizing/externalizing problems was direct and independent of youth's age and gender. Conclusions Pediatric obesity is associated with poorer psychosocial outcomes, which underlines the need for preventive and early interventions. An important target in psychological interventions seems to be BID, which proved to be an important mechanism linking obesity and decreased QOL among adolescents.

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“…When compared with normal-weight youth, youth with obesity tend to report significantly worse QOL in several domains [12,[17][18][19]. Some studies have even found that the QOL of treatment-seeking obese youth is similar to that of youth with cancer [18] and is lower than that of youth with other chronic conditions [20].…”

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Quality of life and psychological functioning in pediatric obesity: the role of body image dissatisfaction between girls and boys of different ages

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“…La obesidad durante la niñez y adolescencia se ha asociado con un mayor riesgo de desarrollar diabetes tipo 2, hipertensión arterial, enfermedad coronaria 2 , síndrome metabólico 3 , entre otros. Por otro lado, la calidad de vida de los niños/as afectados podría verse limitada particularmente en las áreas relacionadas con el bienestar físico y psicosocial 4,5 .…”

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Prevalencia y condicionantes de la obesidad en la población infantojuvenil de Cataluña, 2006-2012

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“…This finding was demonstrated in a study with a sample of 10 European countries. The results showed that overweight young people present lower scores in physical well-being, mood and emotions, self-perception, social support and peer relations, social acceptance, and bullying dimensions of the KIDScrEEN-52 questionnaire [22]. In Australians there is an inverse association between body mass index and HrQOL scores in the physical health, psychosocial health, emotional functioning, and social functioning dimensions of the PedsQL questionnaire [12].…”

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Physical fitness and health-related quality of life in Brazilian adolescents: a cross-sectional study

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Coledam²,

Greca³

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Purpose. To compare physical fitness according to dimensions of Health-related Quality of Life (HrQOL) in Brazilian adolescents. Methods. A cross-sectional study of 588 adolescents (263 female) aged 12 to 17 years from a private school in Londrina, Paraná, Brazil. HrQOL was assessed by the Kidscreen-52 questionnaire. Four components of physical fitness were assessed: adiposity (sum of tricipital and subscapular skinfolds), muscular strength (handgrip test), flexibility (sit-and-reach test), and cardiorespiratory fitness (20m Shuttle run test). Differences in physical fitness across terciles of HrQOL were assessed using Analysis of covariance. Results. Adolescents with higher scores (3 rd Tercile) of HrQOL in the physical well-being dimension presented higher cardiorespiratory fitness and lower skinfold thickness (p < 0.05) compared to adolescents with lower scores (1 st Tercile). Those with higher scores in psychological well-being and social support and peer relation dimensions also presented lower skinfold thickness (p < 0.05). Performance in handgrip strength and flexibility did not differ across terciles of HrQOL in any dimension analyzed (p > 0.05). Conclusions. Adiposity and cardiorespiratory fitness seem to contribute to the physical well-being dimension of HQOL in Brazilian adolescents. Furthermore, adiposity also contributes to psychological well-being and social support and peer relations. Adiposity and cardiorespiratory fitness should be monitored to avoid low HrQOL in Brazilian adolescents.

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Overweight and its impact on the health-related quality of life in children and adolescents: results from the European KIDSCREEN survey

Cited by 130 publications

References 47 publications

Quality of life and psychological functioning in pediatric obesity: the role of body image dissatisfaction between girls and boys of different ages

Quality of life and psychological functioning in pediatric obesity: the role of body image dissatisfaction between girls and boys of different ages

Prevalencia y condicionantes de la obesidad en la población infantojuvenil de Cataluña, 2006-2012

Physical fitness and health-related quality of life in Brazilian adolescents: a cross-sectional study

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