Article,
Long-term changes in eating-related problems and quality of life in children with overweight and obesity attending a 10-week lifestyle camp
Contributors
Jakobsen, Dorthe Dalstrup
0000-0002-8579-3198
(Corresponding author)
[1]
[2]
[3]
Järvholm, Kajsa
0000-0002-0779-4910
[4]
Bruun, Jens Meldgaard
0000-0001-9937-5467
[2]
[3]
[6]
Affiliations
- [1] Steno Diabetes Center Aarhus, Aarhus University Hospital, 8200 Aarhus N., Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, 8200 Aarhus N., Denmark; Danish National Center for Obesity, 8200 Aarhus N., Denmark. Electronic address: dorthedalstrup@clin.au.dk. [NORA names: Denmark; Europe, EU; Nordic; OECD];
- [2] Aarhus University [NORA names: AU Aarhus University; University; Denmark; Europe, EU; Nordic; OECD];
- [3] Aarhus University Hospital [NORA names: Central Denmark Region; Hospital; Denmark; Europe, EU; Nordic; OECD];
- [4] Lund University [NORA names: Sweden; Europe, EU; Nordic; OECD];
- [5] Arla Foods (Denmark) [NORA names: Arla Foods; Private Research; Denmark; Europe, EU; Nordic; OECD];
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: Eating-related problems (e.g., binge eating (BE)) and impaired quality of life (QoL) is more prevalent in children with overweight and obesity. This study aimed to investigate changes in self-reported overeating (OE), BE, and QoL in children with overweight or obesity attending multicomponent 10-week lifestyle camps with a 52-weeks follow-up. Additionally, the study sought to investigate whether self-reported OE/BE before camp was associated with changes in QoL. METHODS: Children aged 7 to 14-years could attend camp if they had overweight/obesity, were lonely, unhappy, or had social or family-related problems. In this study only children with overweight and obesity were included (n:185). OE, BE, and QoL were measured using self-reported questionnaires. RESULTS: In total, 38 % of the children reported regular BE at baseline. Regular OE, occasional BE, and occasional OE was reported by 14 %, 13 %, and 11 %, respectively, while 24 % reported no eating-related problems. The relative risk of experiencing eating-related problems decreased at 10-weeks compared to baseline. Additionally, the probability of regular OE (RR 0.12 (95 % CI 0.04;0.38) (X2 = 8.44, p = 0.004)) and regular BE (RR 0.01 (95 % CI 0.00;0.11) (X2 = 9.91, p = 0.002)) remained lower at 52-weeks relative to baseline. All QoL dimensions improved after camp, and the presence of self-reported OE and regular BE at baseline was significantly associated with lower QoL at baseline, 10 and 52-weeks. CONCLUSION: Children self-reporting OE and BE may be a particular vulnerable group that needs more support from camp staff and healthcare professionals to improve QoL. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION: clinicaltrials.gov with ID: NCT04522921.
