Impact of weight reduction coaching program on control of weight and life style behaviors of children with obesity | ||||
| Mansoura Nursing Journal | ||||
| Volume 12, Issue 2, July 2025 PDF (419.51 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/mnj.2025.325931.1456 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Eman Abdelfattah Hassan   ; Asmaa Hassan
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| Pediatric nursing department.faculty of nursing.cairo university | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Impact of weight reduction coaching program on control of weight and lifestyle behaviors of children with obesity Abstract Background: Obesity is one of the most serious problems in global public health. It is a chronic disease thatleads to medical and psychological complications. Lifestyle coaching provides a successful model for future treatment and prevention of pediatric obesity. Theaim of the Studyis to evaluate the impact of a weight reduction coaching program on the control of weight and lifestyle behaviors of children with obesity. Method: The study was conducted at the National Nutrition Institute, Cairo, Egypt.A non-probability purposive sample of 30 school-age children who are overweight or obese.Three tools were used for data collection: A Structured Interview Questionnaire, The Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ), and The Lifestyle Behavior Checklist (LBC).Results: The mean age of studied children was 8.3±2.1 years, 53.3% of childrenwere females. There is a significant decrease in mean body mass index from 33.6 to 28.7 at post one month and 25.1 at three months post. A significant decrease in life style behavior after coaching program, eating too much decreased from 88.1% to 51.4% at post one month and 34.8% at three months post coaching program . Conclusion: Weight reduction coaching program improved lifestyle behaviors and decreased children’s body weight. Recommendations: Future research recommendationsfor using coaching programs to support and promote positive healthy eating and lifestyle behavior. Keywords: Children, Coaching Program, FoodConsumption,LifestyleBehavior, Obesity Introduction | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| : Children; Coaching program; Food frequency; Life style behavior; Obesity | ||||
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