Health-related quality of life in overweight and obese youths: results of a multicenter study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We examined treatment-seeking overweight and obese youths to better understand the gender, age, and treatment modality differences in generic and disease-specific health-related quality of life (HRQOL).

Methods

This multicenter study included 1,916 patients (mean = 12.6 years; 57% females; mean zBMI = 2.4) who started treatment for overweight and obesity in 48 treatment facilities between July 2005 and October 2006. The facilities offered either inpatient treatment or outpatient programs. Prior to treatment, all participants completed the generic KIDSCREEN-27 HRQOL-questionnaire, the self-perception subscale of the generic KIDSCREEN-52 and the disease-specific obesity module of the KINDLR.The patients' HRQOL was compared to the KIDSCREEN reference sample from the

SUBMITTER: Wille N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2868813 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature