South University - NSG 6999 - Obesity and Overweight Management in Adolescents.

Obesity and Overweight Management in Adolescents By Anthonia Okafor Graduate Project in Nursing NSG6999 S05 October 12, 2015 Rhonda Johnston, Ph.D. South University Online ABSTRACT ▪ Obesity and overweight in adolescents is an epidemic and a damaging health concern. ▪ This obesity epidemic has shown that children who are overweight or obese have higher risk of developing diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia ▪ Implementation of a family based intervention such as exercises and diet has shown promises to decrease and manage obesity and overweight in children ▪ The purpose of this proposal is to examine the effect of family leisure activities on individuals with basal metabolic index (BMI) greater than 25 INTRODUCTION ► Obesity and overweight in children has been an ongoing phenomenon and increasingly getting worse day by day ► Lifestyle and future of children are constantly being influenced by the environment, family structure, and genetics ► More than 31.1% of children between fourteen to nineteen years of age are either obese or overweight ► The cost of treating obesity could have a long term effect on the individual patient, families and the general population. ► Obesity can be prevented by educating children, families, providing a nutritional support, and lifestyle changes . INTRODUCTION CONT’D The clinical question is---In children from fourteen to nineteen years old who have a BMI 25 (P) complete a family diet and physical activity plan (I) versus the same demographic who do not follow a family plan (C) decrease their BMI by 10% and improve the diabetic mellitus and (DM) risk assessment (I) after 60 days (T)? Evidence Review and Synthesis Section The databases searched are CINAHL, Academic search complete, AHRQ (National guidelines clearing house), Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection, and Cochrane library. They were all helpful but surprisingly the AHRQ yielded the lowest number of results at 6, while psychological and behavioral science collection from