| Caregiver concern in adolescents with persistent obesity: the importance of quality of life assessment. | |
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PMID: 23275053 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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OBJECTIVE: : To examine female caregiver and adolescent dyad characteristics that predict the female caregiver's concern about their adolescent's weight and the degree to which caregiver concern predicts desire for physician intervention. METHOD: : Fifty-three caregivers of adolescents with persistent obesity were asked to report on their adolescent's quality of life (QOL), weight status, concern about their adolescent's weight, and desire for physician intervention. RESULTS: : Results indicated that only caregiver-reported QOL was a meaningful predictor of caregiver concern for African-American adolescents with persistent obesity accounting for 51% of the variance and that caregiver concern predicted desire for physician intervention accounting for 46% of the variance. CONCLUSION: : Based on these findings, it is recommended that practitioners assess caregiver perception of obesity-specific QOL in their adolescent patients with persistent obesity, particularly those who are African-American. |
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Christopher C Cushing; Chanelle T Bishop-Gilyard; Richard E Boles; Jennifer Reiter-Purtill; Meg H Zeller |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBP Volume: 34 ISSN: 1536-7312 ISO Abbreviation: J Dev Behav Pediatr Publication Date: 2013 Jan |
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Created Date: 2012-12-31 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8006933 Medline TA: J Dev Behav Pediatr Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 9-14 Citation Subset: IM |
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*Department of Psychology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK †Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA ‡The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA §University of Colorado, Denver, CO ‖Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH. |
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