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OBESITY
卷 14, 期 1, 页码 148-155出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2006.18
关键词
predictors; weight loss; eating disorder characteristics; self-worth; treatment
Objective: To examine pretreatment patient characteristics as predictors of treatment outcome 2 years after completion of an inpatient treatment for children with obesity. Research Methods and Procedures: Children (N = 122) ranging in age from 7 to 17 years [mean, 12.7 +/- 2.3 (SD) years] with a mean adjusted BMI of 179.5 +/- 28.6% participated in an inpatient obesity treatment program. Children (90.2% response rate) participated in the 2-year follow-up. Eight predictors, administered at baseline, were entered in separate regression analyses, with weight loss and changes on three psychological health measures as the outcome measures. Results: Analyses revealed that baseline degree of overweight, age, and initial weight loss were significant positive predictors of weight loss 2 years after treatment, whereas eating disorder characteristics were a negative predictor. Sex, socioeconomic status, global self-esteem, and symptoms of psychopathology did not predict weight loss. With regard to the psychological outcome measures, baseline symptomatology emerged as the most important predictor of treatment changes. Discussion: Long-lasting weight loss is associated with severity of pretreatment characteristics. Identification of the clinical markers for long-term response to treatment is useful to set realistic weight loss goals for clients and to tailor treatment programs to patient characteristics.
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