title: Parent report of child's health-related quality of life after a primary-care-based weight management program.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has been recognized as an important target and health outcome in obesity research. The current study aimed to examine HRQoL in overweight or obese children after a 10-week primary-care-based weight management program, Parent-Led Activity and Nutrition for Healthy Living, in southern Appalachia.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty-seven children (ages 5-12 years) and their caregivers were recruited from four primary care clinics, two of which were randomized to receive the intervention. Caregivers in the intervention groups received two brief motivational interviewing visits and four group sessions led by providers as well as four phone follow-ups with research staff. Caregivers completed the PedsQL and demographic questionnaires at baseline and at 3, 6, and 12 months postintervention. Child height and weight were collected to determine standardized BMI.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Caregivers of children receiving the weight control intervention reported no statistically significant improvements in child total HRQoL, as compared to the control group, across the course of treatment (β=0.178; 95% confidence interval, -0.681, 1.037; p=0.687). Additionally, no statistically significant improvements were found across other HRQoL domains.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Future studies examining HRQoL outcomes in primary care may consider treatment dose as well as methodological factors, such as utilization of multiple informants and different measures, when designing studies and interpreting outcomes.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Psychology, East Tennessee State University , Johnson City, TN.
authors.forename: William T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Dalton
authors.forename: Karen E
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Schetzina
authors.forename: Matthew T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: McBee
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Maphis
authors.forename: Hazel
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fulton-Robinson
authors.forename: Ai-Leng
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: Fred
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tudiver
authors.forename: Tiejian
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents; D063766:Pediatric Obesity / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D011320:Primary Health Care; D015397:Program Evaluation; D019727:Proxy; D011788:Quality of Life; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D015431:Weight Loss; D061217:Weight Reduction Programs