Long-Term Outcomes following the MEND 7-13 Child Weight Management Program

Childhood Obesity
Maria KolotourouP Sacher

Abstract

In the current study, we report outcomes 2.4 years from baseline in a random subsample of overweight and obese children who attended MEND 7-13 programs delivered in UK community settings under service level conditions. The study employed an uncontrolled pre-follow-up design. A total of 165 children were measured. Outcomes included anthropometry, parental perception of emotional distress, body esteem, and self-esteem. Overall, there were significant improvements in all outcomes apart from BMI z-score. In boys, BMI z-score, waist circumference z-score, and psychometrics all improved. In girls, there were no statistically significant differences at 2.4 years, except for body esteem. In real-world settings, the MEND intervention, when delivered by nonspecialists, may result in modest, yet positive, long-term outcomes. Subsequent research should focus on improving the outcome effect size, providing effective behavior change maintenance strategies, and further investigating the reasons behind the observed gender differences.

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Jan 19, 2018·Obesity Reviews : an Official Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity·C J MooresM D Miller
Feb 19, 2017·Quality of Life Research : an International Journal of Quality of Life Aspects of Treatment, Care and Rehabilitation·Pernille M MollerupJens-Christian Holm
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Oct 13, 2017·Journal of Community Health Nursing·Danae DinkelKay Grant
Dec 10, 2020·Patient Preference and Adherence·Mark Lemstra, Marla Rogers

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