Author(s): Sacco S; Booij L; Kwok C; Carrière K; Hall K; Baluyot TC; Forouhar V; Côté M; Pietrasik M; Jebeile H; Ball GDC; Johnston BC; Alberga AS;

Background: Many children and adolescents with overweight or obesity experience negative psychosocial health consequences. Systematic reviews show that behavioral interventions can help improve specific psychosocial outcomes. This scoping review aims to identify and map the different types of psy ...

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Author(s): Ball GDC; Merdad R; Birken CS; Cohen TR; Goodman B; Hadjiyannakis S; Hamilton J; Henderson M; Lammey J; Morrison KM; Moore SA; Mushquash AR; Patton I; Pearce N; Ramjist JK; Lebel TR; Timmons BW; Buchholz A; Cantwell J; Cooper J; Erdstein ...

id="fra-abstract"> Contexte: L’obésité est une maladie chronique complexe et stigmatisante caractérisée par une accumulation anormale ou excessive de graisse corporelle susceptible de nuire à la santé, d’accroître le risque de complications médicales et de réduire l’espérance de vie des ...

Article GUID: 40721241

Author(s): Van Hulst A; Zheng S; Argiropoulos N; Ybarra M; Ball GDC; Kakinami L;

The World Health Organization recommends using + 2 SD of body mass index z-score (zBMI) to define overweight/obesity (OWO) in children ages 2 to 5 years whereas + 1 SD is used as cut-point from 5 years onwards. Empirical evidence for using different cut-points across childhood is lacking. Our objective was to compare the ability of OWO in early childhood ...

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Author(s): Ball GDC; O' Neill MG; Noor R; Alberga A; Azar R; Buchholz A; Enright M; Geller J; Ho J; Holt NL; Lebel T; Rosychuk RJ; Tarride JE; Zenlea I;

Background: Pediatric obesity management can be successful, but some families discontinue care prematurely (i.e., attrition), limiting treatment impact. Attrition is often a consequence of barriers and constraints that limit families' access to obesity management. Family Navigation (FN) can i ...

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Author(s): Van Hulst A; Wills-Ibarra N; Nikiéma B; Kakinami L; Pratt KJ; Ball GDC;

Background: Impaired family functioning has been associated with obesity in children and adolescents, but few longitudinal studies exist. We examined whether family functioning from early to mid-childhood is associated with overweight and obesity in later childhood and adolescence. Methods: We examined data from the Quebec Longitudinal Study of Child Dev ...

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