Child and Parental Self-Monitoring as Determinants of Success in the Treatment of Morbid Obesity in Low-Income Minority Children. Export

@article{citeulike:754328, abstract = {Objective To examine self-monitoring by children and parents as related to weight control over 6 months within a long-term multidisciplinary program for low-income minority children with morbid obesity. Methods The weight changes of 228 children with obesity were evaluated according to frequency of child and parental self-monitoring. Predictors of self-monitoring were also evaluated. Results Children who self-monitored on most days lost more weight over 6 months of treatment compared with less-consistent self-monitors. Children whose parents self-monitored were also more likely to self-monitor and lose weight. Conclusions Self-monitoring seems just as critical for successful weight control among low-income minority children with obesity as it is in the middle-class populations. Although lower education and higher levels of psychosocial stress may decrease self-monitoring and participation by these families, they might still benefit from targeting highly consistent self-monitoring (by parents and children) as a primary goal in weight-control programs.}, address = {Behavioral Sciences, La Rabida Children's Hospital, University of Chicago.}, author = {Germann, Julie N N. and Kirschenbaum, Daniel S S. and Rich, Barry H H.}, citeulike-article-id = {754328}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16775083}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=16775083}, day = {14}, issn = {0146-8693}, journal = {J Pediatr Psychol}, keywords = {adolescents, low-income, medicine, minorities, obesity, parents, public-health, self-monitoring}, month = {June}, posted-at = {2006-07-12 09:22:03}, priority = {5}, title = {Child and Parental Self-Monitoring as Determinants of Success in the Treatment of Morbid Obesity in Low-Income Minority Children.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16775083}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:754328 L3 - citeulike-article-id:754328 N2 - Objective To examine self-monitoring by children and parents as related to weight control over 6 months within a long-term multidisciplinary program for low-income minority children with morbid obesity. Methods The weight changes of 228 children with obesity were evaluated according to frequency of child and parental self-monitoring. Predictors of self-monitoring were also evaluated. Results Children who self-monitored on most days lost more weight over 6 months of treatment compared with less-consistent self-monitors. Children whose parents self-monitored were also more likely to self-monitor and lose weight. Conclusions Self-monitoring seems just as critical for successful weight control among low-income minority children with obesity as it is in the middle-class populations. Although lower education and higher levels of psychosocial stress may decrease self-monitoring and participation by these families, they might still benefit from targeting highly consistent self-monitoring (by parents and children) as a primary goal in weight-control programs. JF - J Pediatr Psychol SN - 0146-8693 AD - Behavioral Sciences, La Rabida Children’s Hospital, University of Chicago. TI - Child and Parental Self-Monitoring as Determinants of Success in the Treatment of Morbid Obesity in Low-Income Minority Children. KW - adolescents KW - low-income KW - medicine KW - minorities KW - obesity KW - parents KW - public-health KW - self-monitoring AU - Germann, Julie N AU - Kirschenbaum, Daniel S AU - Rich, Barry H PY - 2006/06/14/ UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16775083 ER -