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Gallè F, Valerio G, Muscariello E, Daniele O, Di Mauro V, Forte S, Mastantuono T, Ricchiuti R, Liguori G, Pecoraro P. Can a Multidisciplinary Weight Loss Treatment Improve Motor Performance in Children with Obesity? Results from an Observational Study. Healthcare (Basel) 2023; 11:healthcare11060899. [PMID: 36981556 PMCID: PMC10048705 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11060899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Revised: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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In the last two decades, the relationship between weight status and children's motor skill competence has been receiving increasing attention, given its possible role in the prevention and treatment of obesity. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of a multidisciplinary obesity treatment on motor performance in a sample of Italian children and adolescents. Visual and auditory reaction time (VRT and ART), vertical jump elevation (VJE) and power (VJP), body mass index (BMI) and BMI-standard deviation score (BMI-SDS), waist circumference (WC), body composition, dietary habits and physical activity (PA) levels were assessed at baseline and at 6- and 12-month follow-up. Significant improvements were observed in BMI-SDS and FFM, diet and PA levels. Adolescents showed significant improvements in VRT and ART. Jump elevation and power increased in both children and adolescent subgroups. Girls exhibited greater changes than boys in both VRT and ART and VJP but lower changes in VJE. VRT improvement was related to age (OR = 0.285, 95%CI 0.098-0.830, p = 0.021) and FFM (OR = 0.255, 95%CI 0.070-0.933, p = 0.039). An increase in VJE was associated with BMI-SDS (OR = 0.158, 95%CI 0.036-0.695, p = 0.015) and with PA level (OR = 19.102, 95%CI 4.442-82.142, p < 0.001); the increase in VJP was related with the increase in PA (OR = 5.564, 95%CI 1.812-17.081, p = 0.003). These findings suggest the possible effects of a multidisciplinary obesity treatment on children's motor competence. Since the improvement in motor skills can increase children's motivation and adherence to weight loss treatment in the long term, these aspects should be further investigated.
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- Francesca Gallè
- Department of Movement Sciences and Wellbeing, University of Naples "Parthenope", Via Medina 40, 80133 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Movement Sciences and Wellbeing, University of Naples "Parthenope", Via Medina 40, 80133 Naples, Italy
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- Nutrition Unit, Department of Prevention, Local Health Authority Napoli 3 Sud, Via Montedoro 47, Torre del Greco, 80059 Naples, Italy
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- Nutrition Unit, Department of Prevention, Local Health Authority Napoli 3 Sud, Via Montedoro 47, Torre del Greco, 80059 Naples, Italy
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- Nutrition Unit, Department of Prevention, Local Health Authority Napoli 3 Sud, Via Montedoro 47, Torre del Greco, 80059 Naples, Italy
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- Nutrition Unit, Department of Prevention, Local Health Authority Napoli 3 Sud, Via Montedoro 47, Torre del Greco, 80059 Naples, Italy
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- Nutrition Unit, Department of Prevention, Local Health Authority Napoli 3 Sud, Via Montedoro 47, Torre del Greco, 80059 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Movement Sciences and Wellbeing, University of Naples "Parthenope", Via Medina 40, 80133 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Movement Sciences and Wellbeing, University of Naples "Parthenope", Via Medina 40, 80133 Naples, Italy
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- Nutrition Unit, Department of Prevention, Local Health Authority Napoli 3 Sud, Via Montedoro 47, Torre del Greco, 80059 Naples, Italy
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Guerrini Usubini A, Bottacchi M, Bondesan A, Caroli D, Castelnuovo G, Sartorio A. A three-week in-hospital multidisciplinary body weight reduction program exerts beneficial effects on physical and mental health and fatiguability of elderly patients with obesity. Front Aging Neurosci 2022; 14:1054941. [PMID: 36589548 PMCID: PMC9800933 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.1054941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 12/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Introduction Obesity represents one of the most serious problems of public health affecting elderly populations in an increasingly relevant way. The aim of the current study was to assess the effects of a 3-week in-hospital multidisciplinary body weight reduction program (BWRP) in a sample of elderly patients with obesity on reducing body mass index (BMI), improving fatigue, muscle performance, and psychological well-being. Methods Two hundred and thirty-seven consecutive elderly in-patients with obesity (males = 84; females = 153; age range = 65-86 yrs.; mean BMI = 43.7) undergoing a three-week multidisciplinary BWRP participated in the study. Data on BMI, fatiguability (measured with the Fatigue Severity Scale, FSS), muscle performance (evaluated with the Stair Climbing Test, SCT), and psychological well-being (assessed with the Psychological General Well- Being Index, PGWBI) were collected before and after the intervention. Results Results showed that BWRP was capable to reduce BMI [F(1.00, 235.00) = 1226.8; p < 0.001; ƞ 2 = 0.024], improve perceived fatigue [F(1,234) = 296.80125; p < 0.001; ƞ 2 = 0.129], physical performance [F(1.00,158.00) = 119.26; p < 0.001; ƞ 2 = 0.026], and enhance psychological well-being [F(1,235) = 169.0; p < 0.001; ƞ 2 = 0.103] in both males and females. Discussion Although it will be necessary to demonstrate with further longitudinal studies whether the reported beneficial effects will be maintained over time, the effectiveness of a 3-week BWRP on different aspects involved in determining a level of autonomy and good quality of life of elderly obese patients appears to represent a valid attempt to counteract - at least in part - the unavoidable and progressive disability of these patients.
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Psychology Research Laboratory, Milan, Italy
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Experimental Laboratory for Auxo-Endocrinological Research, Piancavallo-Verbania, Italy
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Experimental Laboratory for Auxo-Endocrinological Research, Piancavallo-Verbania, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, Milan, Italy,Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Psychology Research Laboratory, Milan, Italy,*Correspondence: Gianluca Castelnuovo,
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Experimental Laboratory for Auxo-Endocrinological Research, Piancavallo-Verbania, Italy,Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Experimental Laboratory for Auxo-Endocrinological Research, Milan, Italy
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Bayartai ME, Luomajoki H, De Micheli R, Tringali G, Marazzi N, Sartorio A. Changes in the Oswestry Disability Index after a 3-Week In-Patient Multidisciplinary Body Weight Reduction Program in Adults with Obesity. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11113175. [PMID: 35683560 PMCID: PMC9181017 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11113175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Revised: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 05/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to examine the short-term changes in disability after an inpatient, multidisciplinary body weight reduction program (BWRP) in adults with obesity. A total of 160 individuals (males: 52, females: 108, BMI > 35 kg/m2) hospitalized for a 3-week multidisciplinary BWRP were recruited into the study. Body composition, lower limb muscle power, fatigue severity, and disability were measured at the beginning and end of the intervention by means of bioimpedance analysis, a stair climbing test (SCT), the Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS), and the Oswestry disability index (ODI), respectively. At the end of the 3-week BWRP, an average body weight reduction of 5.0 kg (CI 95% −5.3; −4.6, p < 0.001) was determined, as well as an improvement in all parameters measured. Clinically meaningful reductions in disability were observed in the moderate disability (Δ = −11.8% CI 95% −14.3; −9.3, p < 0.001) and severe disability (Δ = −15.9% CI 95% −19.6; −12.2, p < 0.001) groups. Reductions in disability were explained only by improvements in the SCT (Δ = −2.7 CI 95% −4.1; −1.4, p < 0.001) and the FSS (Δ = −0.3% CI 95% −0.4; −0.1, p < 0.001). These findings demonstrate the importance of incorporating approaches into a BWRP that increase lower limb muscle power and decrease fatigue severity and thus reduce disability in adults with obesity.
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- Munkh-Erdene Bayartai
- Institute of Physiotherapy, School of Health Professions, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, 8400 Winterthur, Switzerland;
- Department of Physical Therapy, School of Nursing, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Ulaanbaatar 14210, Mongolia
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +41-(0)-58-934-64-89
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- Institute of Physiotherapy, School of Health Professions, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, 8400 Winterthur, Switzerland;
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- Experimental Laboratory for Auxo-Endocrinological Research, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), 28824 Piancavallo (VB), Italy; (R.D.M.); (G.T.); (N.M.); (A.S.)
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- Experimental Laboratory for Auxo-Endocrinological Research, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), 28824 Piancavallo (VB), Italy; (R.D.M.); (G.T.); (N.M.); (A.S.)
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- Experimental Laboratory for Auxo-Endocrinological Research, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), 28824 Piancavallo (VB), Italy; (R.D.M.); (G.T.); (N.M.); (A.S.)
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- Experimental Laboratory for Auxo-Endocrinological Research, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), 28824 Piancavallo (VB), Italy; (R.D.M.); (G.T.); (N.M.); (A.S.)
- Division of Auxology & Metabolic Diseases, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), 28824 Piancavallo (VB), Italy
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Preliminary Results from the ACTyourCHANGE in Teens Protocol: A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Adolescents with Obesity. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19095635. [PMID: 35565031 PMCID: PMC9100128 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19095635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Revised: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 05/03/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The study shows preliminary results of “The ACTyourCHANGE in Teens” project, a Randomized Controlled Trial aimed at evaluating the efficacy of an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-based intervention combined with treatment as usual (ACT+TAU) compared to TAU only, for improving psychological well-being, psychological distress, experiential avoidance and fusion, emotion dysregulation, and emotional eating in a sample of 34 in-patient adolescents with obesity (Body Mass Index > 97th centile). Mixed between-within 2 × 2 repeated-measures analyses of variances (ANOVAs) were carried out to examine the changes in psychological conditions of participants over time. Moderation analyses were also conducted to test whether pre-test anxiety, depression, stress, and experiential avoidance and fusion predicted emotional eating at post-test with groups (ACT+TAU vs. TAU only) as moderators. Only a significant interaction effect (time × group) from pre- to post-test (p = 0.031) and a significant main effect of time on anxiety (p < 0.001) and emotional eating (p = 0.010) were found. Only in the TAU only group were higher levels of depression (p = 0.0011), stress (p = 0.0012), and experiential avoidance and fusion (p = 0.0282) at pre-test significantly associated with higher emotional eating at post-test. Although future replication and improvements of the study may allow us to obtain more consistent results, this preliminary evidence is actually promising.
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Lazzer S, D’Alleva M, Vaccari F, Tringali G, De Micheli R, Sartorio A. Effects of a 3-Week Inpatient Multidisciplinary Body Weight Reduction Program on Body Composition and Physical Capabilities in Adolescents and Adults With Obesity. Front Nutr 2022; 9:840018. [PMID: 35433781 PMCID: PMC9008348 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.840018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Background The aim of the present study was to examine the short-term changes in body composition and physical capabilities in subjects with obesity during a multidisciplinary inpatient body weight reduction program (BWRP). Methods One hundred thirty-nine adolescents (56 boys and 83 girls; BMI: 37.1 ± 6.5 kg/m2; Fat Mass, FM: 45.3 ± 7.2%) and 71 adults (27 males and 44 females; BMI: 44 ± 4.7 kg/m2; FM: 51.4 ± 4.7%) followed a 3-week inpatient BWRP consisting of regular physical activity, moderate energy restriction, nutritional education and psychological counseling. Before (T0) and after the end of the BWRP (T21), body composition was assessed with an impedancemeter, lower limb muscle power with Margaria Stair Climbing Test (SCT), lower limb functionality with Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), and the capacity of performing activity of daily living (ADL) with Physical Performance Test (PPT). Results At T21, obese adolescents showed a 4% reduction in body mass (BM) (p < 0.001), associated with a FM reduction in boys (−10%) and girls (−6%) (p < 0.001) and with a 3% reduction in fat-free mass (FFM) recorded only in boys (p = 0.013). Obese adults showed a 5% BM reduction (p < 0.001), associated with a 2% FFM and 9% FM reduction (p < 0.001) in males, and 7% FM reduction in females (p < 0.001). Regarding physical capabilities, at T21 in obese adolescents, PPT score increased by 4% (p < 0.001), SCT decreased by −5% (boys) and −7% (girls) (p < 0.001), while SPPB score did not change significantly. In obese adults at T21, PPT score increased by 9% (p < 0.001), SCT decreased by −16% (p < 0.001) only in females, and SPPB score increased by 7% (males) and 10% (females) (p < 0.01). Conclusion In conclusion, moderate energy restriction and regular physical activity determine a 4-5% BM reduction during a 3-week inpatient BWRP, improve physical capabilities and induce beneficial changes in body composition in adolescents and adults with obesity. Trial registration This study was approved by the Ethical Committee of the Istituto Auxologico Italiano (Milan, Italy; research code: 01C124; acronym: PRORIPONATFIS). Registered 11 November 2020 - Retrospectively registered.
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- Stefano Lazzer
- Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
- School of Sport Sciences, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
- School of Sport Sciences, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
- *Correspondence: Mattia D’Alleva,
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- Department of Medicine, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
- School of Sport Sciences, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Experimental Laboratory for Auxo-Endocrinological Research, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Scientific Institute for Hospitalization and Care (IRCCS), Piancavallo, Italy
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- Experimental Laboratory for Auxo-Endocrinological Research, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Scientific Institute for Hospitalization and Care (IRCCS), Piancavallo, Italy
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- Experimental Laboratory for Auxo-Endocrinological Research, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Scientific Institute for Hospitalization and Care (IRCCS), Piancavallo, Italy
- Division of Auxology, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Scientific Institute for Hospitalization and Care (IRCCS), Piancavallo, Italy
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Smout MF, Manzoni GM, Tamini S, Marazzi N, De Col A, Pietrabissa G, Castelnuovo G, Molinari E, Sartorio A. Pediatric quality of life multidimensional fatigue scale (PedsQL-MFS) detects the effects of a 3-week Inpatient body weight reduction program for children and adolescents with obesity. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2022; 20:3. [PMID: 35012568 PMCID: PMC8744336 DOI: 10.1186/s12955-021-01907-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Fatigue is a frequent complaint amongst children and adolescents with obesity, and it interferes with adherence to dietary and exercise regimes that could reduce obesity. The present study evaluated the effect of an inpatient 3-week body weight reduction program on body weight and fatigue. METHOD One hundred children and adolescents with obesity (64% female; aged 11-18 years) undertook an inpatient program of personalized diet, daily exercise, education, and counselling. RESULTS The sample evidenced a mean reduction in body mass (females: ΔM = 4.3 (sd = 2.1) kg, p < .001), males: ΔM = 6.2 (sd = 2.6) kg, p < .001), BMI standard deviation score (females: ΔM = 0.17 (sd = 0.07), males: ΔM = 0.24 (sd = 0.08), p < .001) and fatigue (females: ΔM = 7.8 (sd = 9.7), males: ΔM = 5.0 (sd = 6.9), p < .001) as measured by the Pediatric Quality of Life Multidimensional Fatigue Scale (PedsQL-MFS) and improvements on the Attention problems subscale of the Youth Self Report (total sample: ΔM = 0.89 (sd = 2.44), p < .001). Reliable change analyses revealed fatigue changes were achieved by up to 34% females and 17% males, but the majority did not achieve reliable change and changes in fatigue were not correlated with changes in body mass. CONCLUSIONS The program achieved clinically significant improvements in some children and adolescents. Future studies should explore predictors of treatment responsiveness. Trial registration Observational study. Not registered.
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- Matthew F Smout
- Justice and Society, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Psychology Research Laboratory, Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Milan and Piancavallo, VB, Italy. .,Faculty of Psychology, eCampus University, Via Isimbardi 10, 22060, Novedrate, Como, Italy.
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Experimental Laboratory for Auxo-Endocrinological Research,, Milan and Piancavallo, VB, Italy
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Experimental Laboratory for Auxo-Endocrinological Research,, Milan and Piancavallo, VB, Italy
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Experimental Laboratory for Auxo-Endocrinological Research,, Milan and Piancavallo, VB, Italy
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- Psychology Research Laboratory, Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Milan and Piancavallo, VB, Italy.,Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Psychology Research Laboratory, Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Milan and Piancavallo, VB, Italy.,Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Psychology Research Laboratory, Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Milan and Piancavallo, VB, Italy.,Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Experimental Laboratory for Auxo-Endocrinological Research,, Milan and Piancavallo, VB, Italy.,Division of Auxology and Metabolic Diseases, Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Piancavallo, VB, Italy
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Tamini S, Cicolini S, Porcu A, Seddone A, Ryan-Wenger N, Sartorio A. Use of a Pediatric Obesity Fall-risk Scale (POFS) in 301 hospitalized obese children and adolescents. J SPEC PEDIATR NURS 2021; 26:e12335. [PMID: 33792145 DOI: 10.1111/jspn.12335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2020] [Revised: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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PURPOSE Falls are a significant safety risk in hospitalized patients, but little evidence regarding their significance in obese children are available to date. Aim of the study was to determine whether the Pediatric Obesity Fall-risk Scale (POFS) is able to discriminate between hospitalized obese pediatric patients at high or low risk of falling, to evaluate its sensitivity and specificity and to analyze if the risk factors considered were actually related to the falling event. DESIGN AND METHODS The sample consisted of 301 children and adolescents hospitalized for a body weight reduction program. In this 12-month study, 14.6% of patients experienced a fall during hospitalization, the fall rate per 1000 patient days being 5.33 for the first and 4.36 for the second 6-month of the year. The components of the POFS included chronological age, history of falls, body mass index standard deviation score (BMI-SDS), and the ability to maintain equilibrium. RESULTS No differences were observed between fallers and nonfallers as far as BMI and BMI-SDS are concerned. Compared with patients who did not fall, those who fell were significantly younger and shorter and their weights were lower. The POFS identified 85 patients with high and 216 with low falling risk, the two subgroups being comparable for BMI and BMI-SDS. Compared with patients with low fall-risk, those with high fall-risk were significantly younger and shorter and their weights were lower. The sensitivity of the POFS was 61.4%, while the specificity was 77.4%. The positive predictive value of the POFS was 31.8%, while the negative predictive value was 92.1%. The analyses of each POFS component did not show significant differences between fallers and non-fallers in terms of BMI-SDS and equilibrium test. Compared with patients who did not fall, those who fell were significantly younger, experienced a fall during the 3 months prior the admission in hospital and their total POFS score was higher. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS Preventing falls in hospitalized obese pediatric patients is challenging due to the markedly increased risk of this population and specific fall-risk assessment tools are required to early identify patients who needs more care, attention, and specific nursing/medical interventions.
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- Sofia Tamini
- Experimental Laboratory for Auxo-Endocrinological Research, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Verbania, Italy
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- Experimental Laboratory for Auxo-Endocrinological Research, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Verbania, Italy
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- Nursing Service, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Verbania, Italy
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- Nursing Service, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Verbania, Italy.,Division of Auxology and Metabolic Diseases, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Verbania, Italy
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Nursing, Columbus, Ohio, USA
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- Experimental Laboratory for Auxo-Endocrinological Research, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Verbania, Italy.,Division of Auxology and Metabolic Diseases, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Verbania, Italy
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Guerrini Usubini A, Cattivelli R, Bertuzzi V, Varallo G, Rossi AA, Volpi C, Bottacchi M, Tamini S, De Col A, Pietrabissa G, Mannarini S, Castelnuovo G, Molinari E, Sartorio A. The ACTyourCHANGE in Teens Study Protocol: An Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-Based Intervention for Adolescents with Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18126225. [PMID: 34207494 PMCID: PMC8296029 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18126225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Revised: 05/18/2021] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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This Randomized Controlled Trial [(RCT) aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a brief Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)-based intervention combined with treatment as usual (TAU) compared to TAU only in improving psychological conditions in a sample of adolescents with obesity (body mass index, BMI > 97th percentile for age and sex) within the context of a wider multidisciplinary rehabilitation program for weight loss. Fifty consecutive adolescents (12-17 years) of both genders with obesity will be recruited among the patients hospitalized in a clinical center for obesity rehabilitation and randomly allocated into two experimental conditions: ACT + TAU vs. TAU only. Both groups will attend a three-week in-hospital multidisciplinary rehabilitation program for weight loss. The ACT + TAU condition comprises a psychological intervention based on ACT combined with a standard psychological assessment and support to the hospitalization. The TAU comprises the standard psychological assessment and support to the hospitalization. At pre- to post-psychological intervention, participants will complete the Avoidance and Fusion Questionnaire for Youth, the Psychological Well-Being Scale, the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale, the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale, and the Emotional Eating subscale of the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire to assess psychological well-being as the primary outcome and experiential avoidance, psychological distress, emotional dysregulation, and emotional eating as secondary outcomes. Repeated-measures ANOVAs (2 × 2) will be conducted. The study will assess the effectiveness of a brief ACT-based intervention for adolescents with obesity in improving their psychological conditions by targeting specific core processes of the ACT framework (openness, awareness, and engagement). Future directions of the study will assess whether these psychological processes will contribute to addressing long-term weight loss.
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- Anna Guerrini Usubini
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Psychology Research Laboratory, 20145 Milan, Italy; (R.C.); (G.V.); (C.V.); (M.B.); (G.P.); (G.C.); (E.M.)
- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy;
- Correspondence:
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Psychology Research Laboratory, 20145 Milan, Italy; (R.C.); (G.V.); (C.V.); (M.B.); (G.P.); (G.C.); (E.M.)
- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy;
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- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy;
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Psychology Research Laboratory, 20145 Milan, Italy; (R.C.); (G.V.); (C.V.); (M.B.); (G.P.); (G.C.); (E.M.)
- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy;
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, 35139 Padova, Italy; (A.A.R.); (S.M.)
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, 35139 Padova, Italy
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Psychology Research Laboratory, 20145 Milan, Italy; (R.C.); (G.V.); (C.V.); (M.B.); (G.P.); (G.C.); (E.M.)
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Psychology Research Laboratory, 20145 Milan, Italy; (R.C.); (G.V.); (C.V.); (M.B.); (G.P.); (G.C.); (E.M.)
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Experimental Laboratory for Auxo-Endocrinological Research, 28824 Piancavallo (VB), Italy; (S.T.); (A.D.C.); (A.S.)
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Experimental Laboratory for Auxo-Endocrinological Research, 28824 Piancavallo (VB), Italy; (S.T.); (A.D.C.); (A.S.)
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Psychology Research Laboratory, 20145 Milan, Italy; (R.C.); (G.V.); (C.V.); (M.B.); (G.P.); (G.C.); (E.M.)
- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy;
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- Department of Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and Applied Psychology, Section of Applied Psychology, University of Padova, 35139 Padova, Italy; (A.A.R.); (S.M.)
- Interdepartmental Center for Family Research, University of Padova, 35139 Padova, Italy
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Psychology Research Laboratory, 20145 Milan, Italy; (R.C.); (G.V.); (C.V.); (M.B.); (G.P.); (G.C.); (E.M.)
- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy;
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Psychology Research Laboratory, 20145 Milan, Italy; (R.C.); (G.V.); (C.V.); (M.B.); (G.P.); (G.C.); (E.M.)
- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy;
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Experimental Laboratory for Auxo-Endocrinological Research, 28824 Piancavallo (VB), Italy; (S.T.); (A.D.C.); (A.S.)
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Division of Auxology, 28824 Piancavallo (VB), Italy
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Pietrabissa G, Volpi C, Bottacchi M, Bertuzzi V, Guerrini Usubini A, Löffler-Stastka H, Prevendar T, Rapelli G, Cattivelli R, Castelnuovo G, Molinari E, Sartorio A. The Impact of Social Isolation during the COVID-19 Pandemic on Physical and Mental Health: The Lived Experience of Adolescents with Obesity and Their Caregivers. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:3026. [PMID: 33804231 PMCID: PMC7999166 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18063026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2021] [Revised: 03/07/2021] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Adolescence is a complex developmental phase, made more complex by obesity and the social isolation imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The literature related to the impact of social isolation on obesity self-management in adolescents is scant and inconsistent. This paper describes the phenomenon from the perspectives of a sample of adolescents with obesity enrolled in an inpatients' multidisciplinary rehabilitation program for weight-loss and their caregivers, and its impact on different life domains. Individual semi-structured ad hoc interviews were conducted with 10 adolescent-caregiver dyads, and narratives were qualitatively investigated using an interpretative phenomenology approach to data. Twenty participants took part in the study. The major themes that emerged from this study fall into five basic categories: (1) COVID-19 as an opportunity to reconsider what makes a good life; (2) Persistence in life; (3) Empowering relationship; (4) Daily routine in quarantine; (5) Lives on hold. Understandings drawn from this study may assist health care professionals in providing holistic support, and guidance to adolescents with weight-related issues and their caregivers who experience social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Giada Pietrabissa
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Psychology Research Laboratory, 20145, Milan, Italy; (G.P.); (C.V.); (M.B.); (A.G.U.); (G.R.); (R.C.); (G.C.); (E.M.)
- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy;
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Psychology Research Laboratory, 20145, Milan, Italy; (G.P.); (C.V.); (M.B.); (A.G.U.); (G.R.); (R.C.); (G.C.); (E.M.)
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Psychology Research Laboratory, 20145, Milan, Italy; (G.P.); (C.V.); (M.B.); (A.G.U.); (G.R.); (R.C.); (G.C.); (E.M.)
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- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy;
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Psychology Research Laboratory, 20145, Milan, Italy; (G.P.); (C.V.); (M.B.); (A.G.U.); (G.R.); (R.C.); (G.C.); (E.M.)
- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy;
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- Psychology Study Programme, Sigmund Freud University Vienna—Ljubljana Branch, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia;
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Psychology Research Laboratory, 20145, Milan, Italy; (G.P.); (C.V.); (M.B.); (A.G.U.); (G.R.); (R.C.); (G.C.); (E.M.)
- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy;
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Psychology Research Laboratory, 20145, Milan, Italy; (G.P.); (C.V.); (M.B.); (A.G.U.); (G.R.); (R.C.); (G.C.); (E.M.)
- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy;
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Psychology Research Laboratory, 20145, Milan, Italy; (G.P.); (C.V.); (M.B.); (A.G.U.); (G.R.); (R.C.); (G.C.); (E.M.)
- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy;
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Psychology Research Laboratory, 20145, Milan, Italy; (G.P.); (C.V.); (M.B.); (A.G.U.); (G.R.); (R.C.); (G.C.); (E.M.)
- Department of Psychology, Catholic University of Milan, 20123 Milan, Italy;
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Experimental Laboratory for Auxo-Endocrinological Research, 28824 Piancavallo (VB), Italy;
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Division of Auxology, 28824 Piancavallo (VB), Italy
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Tamini S, De Micheli R, Tringali G, Bernardo-Filho M, Sartorio A. Acute Effects of Whole-Body Vibration Exercises at 2 Different Frequencies Versus an Aerobic Exercise on Some Cardiovascular, Neuromotor and Musculoskeletal Parameters in Adult Patients With Obesity. Dose Response 2020; 18:1559325820965005. [PMID: 33293907 PMCID: PMC7705791 DOI: 10.1177/1559325820965005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Revised: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Whole-body vibration exercise (WBVE), a nonimpact, viable and safe type of exercise, has been reported to be useful in the physical rehabilitation of obesity. Aim of the study was to compare the acute effects of WBVE with a session of walking and running (AER) on cardiovascular, neuromotor and musculoskeletal parameters in obese subjects. Sixteen adult obese subjects performed 3 tests (WBVE at 30 and 45 Hz, AER) randomly in different days. An increase in heart rate was recorded after AER and 45 Hz WBVE (p < 0.001), while only AER increased systolic (p = 0.003) and diastolic blood pressure (p = 0.004) and ratings of perceived exertion (p < 0.001). All 3 exercises determined lactate increase [AER p < 0.001, 45 Hz (p = 0.04), 30 Hz (p = 0.03) WBVE] and sit-and-reach (AER p = 0.002, 45 and 30 Hz WBVE p < 0.001) and fingertip-to-floor improvements (AER p = 0.003, 30 and 45 Hz WBVE p < 0.001), while only 30 Hz WBVE determined improvement in stair climbing test (p < 0.05). Considering the lack of effects of 30 Hz WBVE on the cardiovascular system and fatigue and its positive effect on flexibility and muscle power, this procedure can be considered an appropriate exercise protocol for the obese population.
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- Sofia Tamini
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Experimental Laboratory for Auxo-Endocrinological Research, Milan and Verbania, Italy
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Experimental Laboratory for Auxo-Endocrinological Research, Milan and Verbania, Italy
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Experimental Laboratory for Auxo-Endocrinological Research, Milan and Verbania, Italy
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- Laboratório de Vibrações Mecânicas e Práticas Integrativas, Policlínica Piquet Carneiro, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Experimental Laboratory for Auxo-Endocrinological Research, Milan and Verbania, Italy.,Division of Auxology and Metabolic Diseases, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Verbania, Italy
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Rigamonti AE, Tringali G, De Micheli R, De Col A, Tamini S, Saezza A, Cella SG, Sartorio A. Impact of a Three-Week in-Hospital Multidisciplinary Body Weight Reduction Program on Body Composition, Muscle Performance and Fatigue in a Pediatric Obese Population with or without Metabolic Syndrome. Nutrients 2020; 12:E208. [PMID: 31941135 PMCID: PMC7019212 DOI: 10.3390/nu12010208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2019] [Revised: 01/07/2020] [Accepted: 01/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Metabolic syndrome is a combination of cardiometabolic risk factors, frequently detected in obese children and adolescents. To date, few clinical studies have evaluated the effectiveness of multidisciplinary body weight reduction programs on body mass index, body composition, muscle performance and fatigue in pediatric obese subjects suffering from metabolic syndrome, which might represent a sub-population that is more difficult to be treated and worthy of more intensive interventions than a population less metabolically complicated. The aim of the present study was to compare the impact of a three-week in-hospital multidisciplinary integrated body weight reduction program (BWRP) on body mass index (BMI), body composition (particularly, fat mass (FM) and fat-free mass (FFM)), motor control (evaluated by one-leg standing balance (OLSB) test), muscle performance (evaluated by the stair climbing test (SCT)) and fatigue (evaluated by fatigue severity scale (FSS)) in a pediatric obese population with or without metabolic syndrome. A pediatric population of 548 obese subjects without metabolic syndrome (F/M = 312/236; age range: 8-18 years; BMI: 36.3 ± 6.7 kg/m2) and 96 obese subjects with metabolic syndrome (F/M = 53/43; age range: 9-18 years; BMI: 38.3 ± 6.9 kg/m2) was recruited. The BWRP significantly reduced BMI, FM (expressed as %), SCT time and FSS score, and increased OLSB time in all subgroups of obese subjects, independent of sex and metabolic syndrome, with preservation of FFM. No significant differences in |ΔBMI|, |ΔFM|, |ΔOLSB| or |ΔSCT| times and |ΔFSS| score were found when comparing subjects (males and females) with or without metabolic syndrome, apart from obese females without metabolic syndrome, who exhibited a lower weight loss and FM (expressed as %) reduction when compared to the corresponding male counterpart. In conclusion, the beneficial effects of a three-week BWRP on BMI, body composition, muscle performance and fatigue in a pediatric obese population were not found to be different in patients with or without metabolic syndrome, thus indicating that the more metabolically compromised patient is as responsive to a short-term BWRP as the patient without metabolic syndrome. More prolonged follow-up studies are, however, necessary in order to verify whether the adherence to the multidisciplinary recommendations at home and the long-term maintenance of the positive effects in the two subgroups of patients will remain similar or not.
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- Experimental Laboratory for Auxo-Endocrinological Research, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, 28824 Piancavallo (VB), Italy; (G.T.); (R.D.M.); (A.D.C.); (S.T.); (A.S.)
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- Experimental Laboratory for Auxo-Endocrinological Research, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, 28824 Piancavallo (VB), Italy; (G.T.); (R.D.M.); (A.D.C.); (S.T.); (A.S.)
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- Experimental Laboratory for Auxo-Endocrinological Research, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, 28824 Piancavallo (VB), Italy; (G.T.); (R.D.M.); (A.D.C.); (S.T.); (A.S.)
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- Experimental Laboratory for Auxo-Endocrinological Research, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, 28824 Piancavallo (VB), Italy; (G.T.); (R.D.M.); (A.D.C.); (S.T.); (A.S.)
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- Division of Auxology and Metabolic Diseases, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, 28824 Piancavallo (VB), Italy;
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, 20129 Milan, Italy;
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- Experimental Laboratory for Auxo-Endocrinological Research, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, 28824 Piancavallo (VB), Italy; (G.T.); (R.D.M.); (A.D.C.); (S.T.); (A.S.)
- Division of Auxology and Metabolic Diseases, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, 28824 Piancavallo (VB), Italy;
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