TY - JOUR
T1 - Parents may hold the keys to success in immersion treatment of adolescent obesity
AU - Hinkle, Katharine A.
AU - Kirschenbaum, Daniel S.
AU - Pecora, Kristina M.
AU - Germann, Julie N.
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2012 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - This study examined the potential impact of parents on the long-term results of an immersion program for the treatment of adolescent obesity. Teenagers participated in a 4- to 8-week therapeutic camp. Those who continued losing weight 8- to 12-months postcamp were identified as "Losers" those who regained weight were considered "Gainers." Parents from both groups were interviewed about their own current lifestyle habits 1 to 1.5 years after camp ended. Results indicate that more of the initially overweight parents from the Loser group lost weight during the follow-up period than the overweight parents of Gainers. Losers' parents also reported better implementation of several aspects of the weight control program. The present results suggest that helping parents adopt lifestyle changes for themselves, even within the context of relatively short immersion treatments, may maximize outcomes for obese teenagers.
AB - This study examined the potential impact of parents on the long-term results of an immersion program for the treatment of adolescent obesity. Teenagers participated in a 4- to 8-week therapeutic camp. Those who continued losing weight 8- to 12-months postcamp were identified as "Losers" those who regained weight were considered "Gainers." Parents from both groups were interviewed about their own current lifestyle habits 1 to 1.5 years after camp ended. Results indicate that more of the initially overweight parents from the Loser group lost weight during the follow-up period than the overweight parents of Gainers. Losers' parents also reported better implementation of several aspects of the weight control program. The present results suggest that helping parents adopt lifestyle changes for themselves, even within the context of relatively short immersion treatments, may maximize outcomes for obese teenagers.
KW - Immersion treatment of obesity
KW - Parent-child relations
KW - Treatment of childhood obesity
KW - Treatment of obesity
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U2 - 10.1080/07317107.2011.623085
DO - 10.1080/07317107.2011.623085
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79953232833
SN - 0731-7107
VL - 33
SP - 273
EP - 288
JO - Child and Family Behavior Therapy
JF - Child and Family Behavior Therapy
IS - 4
ER -