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Attachment style in children with chronic diseases: a comprehensive review

ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate how attachment style has been studied in children with chronic disease in the scientific literature, and what repercussions this attachment has on this population. Data sources: An integrative review of the literature was carried out from a survey in the LILACS, MED...

Effect of an interdisciplinary intervention with motivational approach on exercise capacity in obese adolescents: a randomized controlled clinical trial

ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the effect of an interdisciplinary intervention with a motivational approach on exercise capacity and usual physical activity levels in overweight and obese adolescents. Methods This is a randomized, controlled clinical trial with single blinding of subjects. Adolescent...

Actions of nurses toward obesity in primary health care units

ABSTRACT Objectives: To understand the actions of nurses toward obesity in primary health care units. Methods: A phenomenological study was carried out with 12 nurses of a city in the state of Minas Gerais. The interviews were organized into categories and analyzed according to the social phenomenology...

Fatores clínico-comportamentais associados ao excesso ponderal em adultos jovens estudantes

Objetivo: identificar os fatores clínico-comportamentais associados ao excesso ponderal (EP) em adultos jovens estudantes. Método: estudo transversal, realizado com 560 adultos jovens de 26 escolas de uma capital do nordeste brasileiro. Após obtenção dos dados pela aplicação de questionários espe...

Evaluation of obesity influence in the sexual function of postmenopausal women: A cross- sectional study

Abstract Objective The incidence of obesity, which is a chronic condition, has increased in recent years. The association between obesity and female sexual dysfunction remains unclear, particularly in postmenopausal women. In the present study, we evaluated whether obesity is a risk factor for sexual d...

Health-related quality of life in adolescents with excess weight

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 95 (4), 2019
Abstract Objective: To identify health-related quality of life in adolescents with excess weight and associated factors, such as gender, age, and weight categories. Method: A cross-sectional study with collected and secondary data from 276 adolescents aged between 10 and 19 years with overweight and ob...

Depression, anthropometric parameters, and body image in adults: a systematic review

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between depression, anthropometric parameters and body image in adults through a systematic review of the literature. METHOD: Medline, Lilacs and PsycInfo databases were searched by two independent reviewers up to August 2018, without language restriction,...

Estigma de obesidad, cortisol e ingesta alimentaria: un estudio experimental con mujeres

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (3), 2019
Background: Weight-based stigmatization is frequent among overweight and obese people. Aim: To determine the association between weight-based stigmatization, psychological stress, cortisol, negative emotions, and eating behavior in a sample of middle-aged women. Material and Methods: Eighty-two women a...

Efetividade de programas de intervenção para obesidade com base em orientações para escolares adolescentes: revisão sistemática

RESUMO Objetivo: Verificar a efetividade de intervenções educacionais baseadas na orientação sobre atividade física e nutrição em escolares. Fonte de dados: Foi realizada busca sistemática em quatro bancos e bases de dados eletrônicos, com artigos publicados entre outubro de 2007 e janeiro d...

Risky sexual behaviors and their association with overweight and obesity among adolescent students: a cross-sectional study

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 17 (3), 2019
Abstract Objective To determine the prevalence of risky sexual behavior and its association with overweight and obesity among adolescent students. Methods This is a cross-sectional study, conducted in public schools with adolescents aged 12 to 17 years. We used the questionnaire Youth Risk Behavior S...