Results: 87

Estilos vinculares y conducta alimentaria en niños

Summa psicol. UST; 14 (2), 2017
Esta investigación tuvo como objetivo explorar la relación entre estilos vinculares y conducta alimentaria en niños y niñas de 6 a 9 años. Se exploran diferencias en estilos vinculares, índice de masa corporal y conducta alimentaria, además de diferencias por género. La muestra fue de carácter n...

Gender and obesity interaction in quality of life in adults assisted by family doctor program in Niterói, Brazil

Abstract Obesity impacts the quality of life (HRQL). Studies about the effects of a possible interaction between gender and body mass are rare. The objective of the present paper is to estimate the biological interaction between gender and obesity on HRQL. This was a cross-sectional study based on data f...

Comparative study of functional capacity and quality of life among obese and non-obese elderly people with knee osteoarthritis

Rev. bras. reumatol; 56 (2), 2016
ABSTRACT Introduction: The association between osteoarthritis (OA) and obesity can lead to a reduced functional capacity, compromising the quality of life (QoL) of the elderly. Objective: To compare the functional capacity and QoL of obese and non-obese older adults with knee OA. Methods: The sample c...

Stages of change and factors associated with misperceived eating behavior in obese individuals

Rev. Nutr. (Online); 29 (1), 2016
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the stages of behavior change related to fat and fruit/vegetable intakes and the factors associated with misperceived eating behavior (pseudo-maintenance). Methods: This cross-sectional study collected sociodemographic, socioeconomic, health, and food intake data from obes...

Ansiedade, fluxo salivar, condição periodontal e cárie dentária em obesos antes e depois da cirurgia bariátrica

A presente pesquisa, dividida em três estudos (EI, EII e EIII), objetivou investigar a influência da obesidade e da cirurgia bariátrica (CB) na ansiedade e na saúde bucal de candidatos à CB. Candidatos à CB constituíram os grupos experimentais (GE) dos três estudos e o grupo controle (GC) do EIII...

Stages of change of behavior in women on a multi-professional program for treatment of obesity

ABSTRACT Objective: to ascertain the effectiveness of an intervention program in relation to anthropometric measurements and stage of readiness for behavioral change in women with excess weight. Methods: the intervention group (IG) was made up of 13 women, and the control group (CG), by 20. The inter...

Association between inaccurate estimation of body size and obesity in schoolchildren

Objectives: To investigate the prevalence of inaccurate estimation of own body size among Brazilian schoolchildren of both sexes aged 7-10 years, and to test whether overweight/obesity; excess body fat and central obesity are associated with inaccuracy. Methods: Accuracy of body size estimation was asses...

Construcción de un instrumento para valorar la actitud a la obesidad en adolescentes

Rev. chil. nutr; 42 (3), 2015
Objectives: a) To validate a scale of attitudes to obesity by teenagers, b) verify their ability for reproducibility c) propose scales for assessment according to age and sex. Subjects and methods: A descriptive study of survey type was conducted in 1252 adolescents between 12-17 years of three Municipal...

Conductas de control de peso en mujeres adolescentes dietantes y su relación con insatisfacción corporal y obsesión por la delgadez

Rev. chil. pediatr; 86 (2), 2015
Introducción: La obsesión por la delgadez y la insatisfacción corporal pueden llevar a las adolescentes a seguir dietas sin supervisión, lo que podría asociarse además a conductas riesgosas de control de peso, tales como ayuno, vómitos, uso de diuréticos y laxantes. El objetivo fue explorar condu...

Intervención cognitivo-conductual grupal para pérdida de peso y calidad de vida en pacientes candidatos a cirugía bariátrica

Acta colomb. psicol; 17 (1), 2014
La obesidad es un problema de salud mundial asociado con el desarrollo de enfermedades crónico degenerativas. La cirugía bariátrica es el tratamiento que ha mostrado mayor efectividad para la obesidad severa; el paciente debe modificar su estilo de vida para mantener la pérdida de peso a largo plazo....