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Development and evaluation of the lifestyle intervention “Obeldicks light” for overweight children and adolescents

Authors: Thomas Reinehr, Anke Schaefer, Katrin Winkel, Emily Finne, Petra Kolip

Published in: Journal of Public Health | Issue 4/2011

Abstract

Aim

Specific interventions for overweight but not obese children have not been established yet. Therefore, we developed the methods, materials, and an evaluation protocol for a lifestyle intervention for overweight children based on an intervention for obese children.

Subjects and methods

The 1-year lifestyle intervention “Obeldicks” for obese children, compromised of physical activity plans, nutritional education, and behavioural counselling, including individual psychological care for both children and their parents, was shortened, reducing the amount of exercise training and individual counselling by about 50%, forming a 6-month intervention (“Obeldicks light”).

Results

The evaluation protocol was based on guidelines and validated instruments with available German healthy normal-weight controls. As the ideal study design, a multicentre randomised controlled trail with the primary outcome change of weight status was identified. As secondary outcomes, improvement of body composition (skinfold thickness, bioimpedance analysis), cardiovascular risk factors (blood pressure, waist circumference), quality of life, dietary habits, eating, exercise, and sedentary behaviour were established. Potential influencing factors for treatment success were identified, such as parental BMI, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. All proposed instruments were validated in the German representative KiGGS and DONALD study.

Conclusions

Adapting a well-established program for obese children to overweight children is an easy way to create a lifestyle intervention for overweight children. Our study protocol using instruments validated in German normal weight cohorts allows evaluating this new intervention.

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Title: Development and evaluation of the lifestyle intervention “Obeldicks light” for overweight children and adolescents
Authors: Thomas Reinehr
Anke Schaefer
Katrin Winkel
Emily Finne
Petra Kolip
Publication date: 01-08-2011
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Journal of Public Health / Issue 4/2011
Print ISSN: 2198-1833
Electronic ISSN: 1613-2238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-011-0410-x

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Development and evaluation of the lifestyle intervention “Obeldicks light” for overweight children and adolescents

Abstract

Aim

Subjects and methods

Results

Conclusions

2024 ASCO Annual Meeting

Springer Medicine

Abstract

Aim

Subjects and methods

Results

Conclusions

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