A pilot evaluation of appetite-awareness training in the treatment of childhood overweight and obesity: A preliminary investigation
Objective: The aim of this study was to conduct a preliminary evaluation of Children’s Appetite Awareness Training (CAAT), a treatment for childhood obesity which encourages overweight children to eat in response to internal appetite cues.Method: Overweight children (ages 6–12 years old) were random...
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| description | Objective: The aim of this study was to conduct a preliminary evaluation of Children’s Appetite Awareness Training (CAAT), a treatment for childhood obesity which encourages overweight children to eat in response to internal appetite cues.Method: Overweight children (ages 6–12 years old) were randomized to either the CAAT treatment group (N 5 23), to receive 1-h treatment sessions over 6 weeks, or a wait-list group (N 5 24). Weight and height of children and parents in both groups were assessed at pre- and post-treatment (or equivalent time for wait-list control) and at a 6-month follow-up for those in the CAAT group.Results: The intervention had a significant, short-term effect on the BMI of children who participated. Although at 6-month follow-up, children’s BMI has not increased significantly, the difference between pre-treatment and follow- up BMI was no longer significant.Discussion: These results are encouraging for the use of CAAT with overweight children. Long-term effectiveness could be enhanced through increasing the duration of the program, adding booster sessions and increased involvement of parents. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-430252019-02-19T05:35:18Z A pilot evaluation of appetite-awareness training in the treatment of childhood overweight and obesity: A preliminary investigation Bloom, T. Sharpe, L. Mullan, Barbara Zucker, N. Objective: The aim of this study was to conduct a preliminary evaluation of Children’s Appetite Awareness Training (CAAT), a treatment for childhood obesity which encourages overweight children to eat in response to internal appetite cues.Method: Overweight children (ages 6–12 years old) were randomized to either the CAAT treatment group (N 5 23), to receive 1-h treatment sessions over 6 weeks, or a wait-list group (N 5 24). Weight and height of children and parents in both groups were assessed at pre- and post-treatment (or equivalent time for wait-list control) and at a 6-month follow-up for those in the CAAT group.Results: The intervention had a significant, short-term effect on the BMI of children who participated. Although at 6-month follow-up, children’s BMI has not increased significantly, the difference between pre-treatment and follow- up BMI was no longer significant.Discussion: These results are encouraging for the use of CAAT with overweight children. Long-term effectiveness could be enhanced through increasing the duration of the program, adding booster sessions and increased involvement of parents. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/43025 10.1002/eat.22041 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Bloom, T. Sharpe, L. Mullan, Barbara Zucker, N. A pilot evaluation of appetite-awareness training in the treatment of childhood overweight and obesity: A preliminary investigation |
| title | A pilot evaluation of appetite-awareness training in the treatment of childhood overweight and obesity: A preliminary investigation |
| title_full | A pilot evaluation of appetite-awareness training in the treatment of childhood overweight and obesity: A preliminary investigation |
| title_fullStr | A pilot evaluation of appetite-awareness training in the treatment of childhood overweight and obesity: A preliminary investigation |
| title_full_unstemmed | A pilot evaluation of appetite-awareness training in the treatment of childhood overweight and obesity: A preliminary investigation |
| title_short | A pilot evaluation of appetite-awareness training in the treatment of childhood overweight and obesity: A preliminary investigation |
| title_sort | pilot evaluation of appetite-awareness training in the treatment of childhood overweight and obesity: a preliminary investigation |
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