Health-related quality of life in obese children and adolescents

Objective: This review addresses the effect of overweight and obese weight status on pediatric health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Method: Web of Science, Medline, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, AMED and PubMed were searched for peer-reviewed studies in English reporting HRQOL and weight stat...

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Published in:International Journal of Obesity 2009-04, Vol.33 (4), p.387-400
Main Authors: Tsiros, M.D, Olds, T, Buckley, J.D, Grimshaw, P, Brennan, L, Walkley, J, Hills, A.P, Howe, P.R.C, Coates, A.M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
adolescents
Biological and medical sciences
Body Mass Index
Care and treatment
case studies
Child
Child, Preschool
Children
Children & youth
Childrens health
Epidemiology
Female
General aspects
Health aspects
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
health related quality of life
Health Status
human nutrition
Humans
Internal Medicine
literature reviews
Male
Medical research
Medical sciences
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
meta-analysis
Metabolic Diseases
Metabolism
Obesity
Obesity - prevention & control
Obesity - psychology
Obesity in children
Overweight
Overweight - psychology
parents
Patient Acceptance of Health Care - statistics & numerical data
Patient outcomes
pediatric-review
Pediatrics
Physiology
psychosocial factors
Public Health
Quality of life
Quality of Life - psychology
Questionnaires
Research centers
Teenagers
Weight control
weight loss
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Summary:Objective: This review addresses the effect of overweight and obese weight status on pediatric health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Method: Web of Science, Medline, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, AMED and PubMed were searched for peer-reviewed studies in English reporting HRQOL and weight status in youth (
ISSN:0307-0565
1476-5497
DOI:10.1038/ijo.2009.42