Lifestyle and treatment adherence among overweight adolescents.
This study evaluated the influence of overweight adolescents' lifestyle on the adherence to weight control, and identifies their predictors. Participants were 94 adolescents, aged 12-18 years, attending a Paediatric Obesity Clinic. Lifestyle was assessed using the "Adolescent Lifestyle Profile" and treatment adherence through the "Therapeutic Adherence to Weight Control Questionnaire." Adherence to weight control was associated with various lifestyle domains. Several predictors were identified for lifestyle and adherence to weight control among overweight adolescents. A broad array of inter-correlations and predictors were identified and should be taken into account when designing adolescent weight control interventions.
Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal pedro.sousa@ipleiria.pt.
Pedro
P
Sousa
Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal.
Pedro
P
Gaspar
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal Hospital de Santa Maria (HSM), Portugal.
Helena
H
Fonseca
School of Nursing of Lisbon, Portugal.
Filomena
F
Gaspar
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D050177:Overweight / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D061217:Weight Reduction Programs / Q000379:methods*
adherence to weight control; adolescents; lifestyle; overweight; predictors