Impaired Health-Related Quality of Life in Preschoolers With Obesity

To examine whether health-related quality of life (HRQOL) for treatment-seeking preschoolers with obesity (N = 60) differed from preschoolers in a nonclinical comparison sample (N = 457). Parents in both samples completed the parent-proxy form of the pediatric quality of life inventory (PedsQL). Bet...

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Published in:Journal of pediatric psychology 2012-11, Vol.37 (10), p.1148-1156
Main Authors: KUHL, Elizabeth S, RAUSCH, Joseph R, VARNI, James W, STARK, Lori J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Child clinical studies
Child, Preschool
Female
Health Status
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Metabolic diseases
Obesity
Obesity - psychology
Parents - psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Quality of Life - psychology
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Summary:To examine whether health-related quality of life (HRQOL) for treatment-seeking preschoolers with obesity (N = 60) differed from preschoolers in a nonclinical comparison sample (N = 457). Parents in both samples completed the parent-proxy form of the pediatric quality of life inventory (PedsQL). Between-group comparisons were conducted to examine differences for all scales and summary scores of the PedsQL. Parent proxy-reported HRQOL was significantly lower for treatment-seeking preschoolers with obesity for all scales and summary scores except school functioning. Differences on the total scale score met the criterion for being a clinically important difference. Our study suggests treatment-seeking families perceive worse HRQOL for children with obesity as early as the preschool years. Discussion of HRQOL may be a more effective strategy for health care professionals in broaching the topic of weight with parents and identifying families who may be more receptive to weight management suggestions for preschoolers.
ISSN:0146-8693
1465-735X
DOI:10.1093/jpepsy/jss090