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Short report: Weight management of children and adolescents with obesity during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany

The aim of this analysis was to assess the effectiveness of a juvenile outpatient weight management program during the coronavirus pandemic in Germany, which was implemented digitally during the initial lockdown and thereafter under strict hygiene rules (e.g., adapted exercise sessions). Changes in...

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Autores principales: Eisenburger, Nina, Friesen, David, Haas, Fabiola, Klaudius, Marlen, Schmidt, Lisa, Vandeven, Susanne, Joisten, Christine
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Publicado: Public Library of Science 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9053772/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35486630
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0267601
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author Eisenburger, Nina
Friesen, David
Haas, Fabiola
Klaudius, Marlen
Schmidt, Lisa
Vandeven, Susanne
Joisten, Christine
author_facet Eisenburger, Nina
Friesen, David
Haas, Fabiola
Klaudius, Marlen
Schmidt, Lisa
Vandeven, Susanne
Joisten, Christine
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description The aim of this analysis was to assess the effectiveness of a juvenile outpatient weight management program during the coronavirus pandemic in Germany, which was implemented digitally during the initial lockdown and thereafter under strict hygiene rules (e.g., adapted exercise sessions). Changes in body mass index standard deviation scores (BMI SDS), physical fitness, media consumption, health-related quality of life (HRQOL), and social self-concept of 28 children and adolescents were compared to data of 30 participants before the pandemic. Adjusted mean changes from baseline to follow-up in BMI SDS (M = −0.07 ± 0.30), relative physical fitness (M = 0.0 ± 0.3 W/kg), media use (M = 0.5 ± 2.6 hours/day), HRQOL (M = −1.6 ± 15.3), and social self-concept (M = −3.8 ± 13.2) during the pandemic were not significantly different from those of the pre-pandemic participants (all p > 0.05). Therefore, the results suggest that an adjusted approach to weight management, which combined digital and adapted in-person components to meet hygiene requirements during the pandemic, was as effective as the pre-pandemic program. It could thus be a potential solution to ensure continuity of care for vulnerable children with obesity during the pandemic and the associated restrictions.
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spelling pubmed-90537722022-04-30 Short report: Weight management of children and adolescents with obesity during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany Eisenburger, Nina Friesen, David Haas, Fabiola Klaudius, Marlen Schmidt, Lisa Vandeven, Susanne Joisten, Christine PLoS One Research Article The aim of this analysis was to assess the effectiveness of a juvenile outpatient weight management program during the coronavirus pandemic in Germany, which was implemented digitally during the initial lockdown and thereafter under strict hygiene rules (e.g., adapted exercise sessions). Changes in body mass index standard deviation scores (BMI SDS), physical fitness, media consumption, health-related quality of life (HRQOL), and social self-concept of 28 children and adolescents were compared to data of 30 participants before the pandemic. Adjusted mean changes from baseline to follow-up in BMI SDS (M = −0.07 ± 0.30), relative physical fitness (M = 0.0 ± 0.3 W/kg), media use (M = 0.5 ± 2.6 hours/day), HRQOL (M = −1.6 ± 15.3), and social self-concept (M = −3.8 ± 13.2) during the pandemic were not significantly different from those of the pre-pandemic participants (all p > 0.05). Therefore, the results suggest that an adjusted approach to weight management, which combined digital and adapted in-person components to meet hygiene requirements during the pandemic, was as effective as the pre-pandemic program. It could thus be a potential solution to ensure continuity of care for vulnerable children with obesity during the pandemic and the associated restrictions. Public Library of Science 2022-04-29 /pmc/articles/PMC9053772/ /pubmed/35486630 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0267601 Text en © 2022 Eisenburger et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Haas, Fabiola
Klaudius, Marlen
Schmidt, Lisa
Vandeven, Susanne
Joisten, Christine
Short report: Weight management of children and adolescents with obesity during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
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title_short Short report: Weight management of children and adolescents with obesity during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9053772/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35486630
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0267601
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