The purpose of this cross-sectional, correlational study was to test a bio behavioral model that proposes self-regulation affects body mass index (BMI) and executive function (EF) mediates the relationship between self-regulation and BMI in a sample of female monozygotic (MZ) and dizygotic (DZ) twins age 25-64 (N=120). The model also suggests that genes influence EF. EF was measured with the TEXAS (a telephone administered measure of global EF) and the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS11). Self-regulation was measured with the Goal Systems Assessment Battery (GSAB), a self-report item with nine subscales representing different aspects of Self-regulation. BMI was collected by self-report. Generalized estimating equations (GEE) were used to adjust for the dependence among the twin pairs. Results showed that Self-Regulation was not associated with BMI, nor was EF associated with BMI, although the association between the TEXAS and BMI trended toward significance (r = .17, p = .062). To examine the genetic influence on EF, a smaller sample was used, comprised only of the twin pairs (N=68, 34 pairs, 20 MZ pairs and 14 DZ pairs) and differences between MZ and DZ twins pairs were compared. The MZ (median 0.76) twins had an 18.3% lower median difference on the composite EF score than the DZ twins (median 0.93), but the Mann Whitney test was non-significant (p = .204). It is not known whether this result is due to the small sample size or reflects no difference between the MZ and DZ twins. Exploratory findings showed that four of the individual subscales of the GSAB correlated with BMI including Self Efficacy (r = -.305, p<.001), Planning/Stimulus Control (r = -.193, p<.05), Negative Affect (r = .230, p<.05), and Self-Criticism (r = .230, p<.05). Two of the individual subscales of the GSAB were associated with the BIS11: Social (r = .186, p<.05) and Negative Affect (r = .331, p<.000) and two were associated with the composite EF score. The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression-Revised (CESD-R) was associated with both the composite EF score (r = .232, p<.05) and the TEXAS (r = .201, p<.05), and was associated with four of the subscales of the GSAB: Planning Stimulus Control (r = -.262, p<.01), Self Criticism (r = .488, p<.000), Positive Affect (r = -.309, p<.01) and Negative Affect (r = .496, p<.001). A linear regression model entering all nine of the Self-regulation subscales as predictors of BMI showed that the subscale Positive Affect contributed the most to the model (β= .455, p<.01), with Directive Self Efficacy (β= -2.73, p<.01) and Planning/Stimulus Control (β= -.322, p<.05) also significant. The remaining subscales were not significant. Future studies should use a larger sample size and participants known to be actively working on weight control goals.

BAKGRUND: Obesitas är ett globalt, växande folkhälsoproblem. Att vara både gravid ochobese utgör en stor hälsorisk både för modern och barnet, vilket kräver specialiseradomvårdnad. Ett dilemma uppstår när sjukvårdspersonal ska ge god omvårdnad till denna patientgrupp då det saknas riktlinjer för hur de ska gå tillväga utan att kränka den gravida överviktiga kvinnan. SYFTE: Syftet var att belysa obesa gravida kvinnors upplevelser av omvårdnaden från sjukvårdspersonal. METOD: En litteraturstudie av kvalitativa och kvantitativa artiklar kring aktuellt forskningsområde. RESULTAT: Gravida kvinnor med obesitas har negativa upplevelser av omvårdnaden frånsjukvårdspersonal. Vidare identifierades upplevelserna i att vara obese och gravid i fyra olikateman:Upplevelser av behandlingen, Stigmat kring obesitas, Bristande information och Bristande delaktighet. SLUTSATS: Gravida överviktiga kvinnors upplevelser av att vara både obese och gravidpåverkas av bemötandet från sjukvårdspersonalen. Det generella stigmat kring obesitasgenererar fördomar och negativa attityder hos vårdgivare och tar sig i uttryck i derasförhållningssätt gentemot patienterna. Den bristande omvårdnaden skapar en sämre vårdupplevelse för patientgruppen. FÖRSLAG PÅ VIDARE FORSKNING: Ett behov av mer forskning som berör effektiva strategier för att minska förekomsten av obesitas under graviditeten är önskvärt. Likaså forskning som undersöker patienternas upplevelse av omvårdnaden som obese och gravid. Internationella och nationella riktlinjer för sjukvårdspersonal att följa beträffande omvårdnaden av gravida obesa kvinnor efterfrågas av vårdpersonal, vilket därför vidare forskning kring ämnet och problemet skulle vara välkommet. / BACKGROUND: Obesity is a global, growing public health problem. Being both pregnant and obese constitutes a major health risk for both the mother and the child, requiring specialized care. A dilemma arises when medical staff is to provide good care for this patient since there are no recommendations for how to approach the subject without humiliating the pregnant obese woman. AIM: The aim was to highlight Obese pregnant women's experiences of care from healthcare professionals. METHOD: A literature study of qualitative and quantitative articles on the current research area. FINDINGS: Pregnant women with obesity have negative experiences of the care provided by health care professionals. Furthermore, identified experiences of being obese and pregnant were described in four different themes: Experience of treatment, Thestigma of obesity, Lack of information and Lack of participation. CONCLUSION: Pregnant obese women's experiences of being both obese and pregnant were determined by the response from the health care professionals. The general stigma of obesity generates prejudices and negative attitudes from health care providers and expresses in their approach. The lack of quality of care creates negative experiences for the patient group. SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER RESEARCH: A need for more research on effective strategies to reduce the prevalence of obesity in pregnancy is desired. Similarly, research that examines patients' experience of care as obese and pregnant. International and national guidelines for medical staff to follow regarding the care of pregnant obese women are demanded by health professionals, which therefore further research on the topic and the issue is welcome.

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A obesidade na infância está relacionada à obesidade e outras doenças crônicas na adolescência e na vida adulta. O objetivo geral deste trabalho foi estudar a prevalência e os fatores associados ao sobrepeso em pré-escolares matriculados em escolas públicas dos estados do Rio Grande do Sul e de Santa Catarina. Realizou-se estudo transversal com pré-escolares, com idade entre 4 e 6 anos, matriculados em escolas públicas atendidas pelo PNAE nos estados do RS e SC. O desfecho estudado foi o sobrepeso, definido através do escore Z > 2DP para o Índice de Massa Corporal (IMC)/idade, em comparação com a população de referência da OMS 2006/2007. As medidas antropométricas de massa corporal e altura foram aferidas em duplicata, utilizando-se técnicas padronizadas conforme OMS (WHO, 1995). As variáveis de sexo, idade, massa corporal e altura da criança foram aferidas na escola. A cor da pele foi obtida pela observação e classificada como branca, parda e negra. O peso ao nascimento, a escolaridade materna e o tempo de aleitamento materno total foram obtidos por informação materna. Dados foram duplamente digitados utilizando o software EPI-INFO versão 6.04. As análises estatísticas foram realizadas através do programa STATA versão 12.0. Realizaram-se análises descritivas dos dados, com cálculo de frequências absolutas e relativas. A associação entre as variáveis foi avaliada pelo teste qui-quadrado de Pearson. Nas variáveis dicotômicas, a correção de Yates foi utilizada. As variáveis que apresentaram um valor de p W 0,25 na análise bivariada foram incluídas no modelo multivariado de Regressão de Poisson. A medida de efeito utilizada foi a Razão de Prevalências com o intervalo de 95% de confiança para estimar a magnitude do efeito. Avaliaram-se 4.936 crianças (no estado do RS 2.599 e em SC 2.337) em 14 municípios (8 no RS e 6 em SC). As prevalências de sobrepeso foram de 14,4% e 7,5%, respectivamente nos estados do RS e SC. As variáveis que apresentam associação com a prevalência de sobrepeso nos pré-escolares são: o número de moradores no domicílio, a escolaridade materna, a situação conjugal, o número de filhos, a idade materna ao nascimento do primeiro filho e o peso ao nascer. / Childhood obesity is related to overweight and other chronic diseases in adolescence and in adulthood. The general objective of this work was to study the prevalence and factors associated with obesity in preschool children enrolled in public schools of the States of Rio Grande do Sul (RS) and Santa Catarina (SC). A cross-sectional study was conducted with preschoolers, aged between 4 and 6 years old, enrolled in public schools serviced by PNAE (National Program of School Nutrition) in the States of RS and SC. The outcome was overweight, defined by the Z > 2SD score for the body mass index (BMI)/age, in comparison with the reference population of the WHO 2006/2007. Anthropometric measures of body mass and height were measured in duplicate, using standardized techniques according to the WHO (WHO, 1995). The variables of gender, age, body mass and height of the child were measured at school. Skin color was obtained by observation and classified as white, brown and black. The birth weight, mother’s schooling and total breastfeeding time were obtained by information given by the mother. Data were doubly typed using EPI-INFO version 6.04. The statistical analyses were performed through the STATA version 12.0. Descriptive analyses of the data, with calculation of absolute and relative frequencies were performed. The association between the variables was evaluated by the Chi-square Pearson Test. In dichotomous variables, Yates correction was used. The variables which presented a value of p W 0.25 in the bivariate analysis were included in the multivariate Poisson regression model. The measure of effect used was the Reason of Prevalence with a range of 95% of confidence to estimate the magnitude of the effect. Four thousand and nine hundred thirty six children (2,599 in RS and 2,337 in SC) in 14 municipalities (8 in RS and 6 in SC) were assessed. The prevalence of obesity was 14.4% and 7.5%, respectively, in the States of RS and SC. The variables which have association with the prevalence of obesity in preschoolers are: the number of residents at home, mother’s schooling, marital status, number of children, mother’s age at the birth of the first child, as well as, birth weight.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-03T16:34:40Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 HELENA ALTENBURG.pdf: 605129 bytes, checksum: 798d4571771634f46f6ecd13080e997a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-03-12 / This study it objectified associated the overweight, obesity I and II and waist circumference (WC) with symptoms of the anxiety and depression in adults was search the first aid medical nutritional to get thin in doctor&#146;s office in Santos city &#150; São Paulo &#150; Brazil, over one was have tray again get thin before. To collect the date the following use one check list of characterization of the participants, Inventory IDATE to unseeded anxiety trace estate, Inventory of Depression of Beck (BDI), anthropometry pair of scale, to affair weight stature and calculate the Body Mass Index (BMI), fit metric non elastic to affair CW. The date of 81 participate showed was 38% is younger, 36% married, 63% was have high school completed, 45% high family gains. They was in overweight 56% and obesity I 28%, and 64% showed 77 a 100 cm of the WC. The simple check-up of the distributions of symptoms of anxiety and depression when the BMI and WC were elevators the anxiety and depression reduce. Have one high occurrence symptoms of anxiety trace (75%) estate (70%) of intensity medium lower and depression minimum (64%) so that reduce frequency when the BMI and WC louder. Don&#146;t have event of depression serious. The statistic analyze of Pearson don&#146;t found correlation between BMI and WC which symptoms anxiety and depression, the something happened witch the statistic association tester Quisquare. We concluded happen one emotional accommodation of the person to the pressure happen to the elevation of body high and the participant&#146;s showed, in a grate quantity, in &#147;Apathy&#148; characterized to one condition affective where the person was hiporreactionary, indifferent or insensible to the happened, not to matter or wish privation. / Este estudo objetivou associar o sobrepeso, obesidade I e II e Circunferência da Cintura (CC) com sintomas de ansiedade e depressão em adultos que buscavam primeiro atendimento médico nutricional para emagrecimento em consultório do município de Santos São Paulo - Brasil, mesmo os que já haviam tentado emagrecer anteriormente. Para coletar dados, foi utilizada uma ficha para caracterização do participante, Inventário IDATE para ansiedade traço estado, Inventário de Beck (BDI) para depressão, balança antropométrica para aferição do peso, altura e cálculo do Índice de Massa Corporal (IMC), fita métrica inelástica para aferir CC. Os dados dos 81 participantes demonstraram que 38% eram jovens, 36% casados, 63% possuíam nível superior completo, 45% alta renda familiar. Estavam em sobrepeso 56% e obesidade I 28%, e 64% apresentavam 77 a 100 cm de CC. A análise simples da distribuição dos sintomas de ansiedade e depressão na elevação do IMC e da CC demonstra que, conforme estes aumentam, a ansiedade e depressão diminuem. Houve alta ocorrência de sintomas de ansiedade traço (75%) estado (70%) de intensidade média baixa e de depressão mínima (64%) que decaem de freqüência conforme eleva o IMC e a CC, bem como redução de freqüência às consultas conforme eleva o IMC. Não houve casos de depressão grave. A análise estatística de Pearson não encontrou correlação entre IMC e CC com sintomas de ansiedade e depressão, o mesmo ocorrendo com o teste para associação Qui-quadrado. Os resultados sugerem ocorrer uma acomodação emocional do indivíduo às pressões causadas pela elevação do peso corporal e os participantes apresentavam-se, em sua maioria, hiporreativos, indiferentes ou insensíveis aos acontecimentos, com desinteresse geral ou falta de desejos aparentando resistência ao tratamento e apatia.

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Submitted by CAMILA DEBASTIANI (came.db@hotmail.com) on 2018-06-29T04:57:20Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação - Camila Debastiani.pdf: 2369114 bytes, checksum: 6a444ec6d5c74327764a5ed2c35581ef (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Luciana Pizzani null (luciana@btu.unesp.br) on 2018-07-04T14:46:06Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 debastiani_c_me_bot.pdf: 2369114 bytes, checksum: 6a444ec6d5c74327764a5ed2c35581ef (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-07-04T14:46:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 debastiani_c_me_bot.pdf: 2369114 bytes, checksum: 6a444ec6d5c74327764a5ed2c35581ef (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-05-10 / A obesidade é a doença nutricional mais frequente em animais de companhia que pode ser causada ou influenciada por fatores de risco, ambientais ou genéticos. O tecido adiposo é um órgão endócrino que secreta substâncias que podem apresentar-se em desequilíbrio no organismo obeso. Isso gera um prejuízo a saúde animal e pode desencadear várias comorbidades. Com a finalidade de identificar fatores de risco e principais complicações associadas a obesidade canina foram aplicados questionários on-line e físicos a tutores de cães, totalizando 1303 participações. Dos tutores entrevistados 25% consideraram que seus cães apresentavam sobrepeso ou obesidade. Os fatores de risco identificados para a obesidade relacionados ao animal foram: idade do animal (7-8 anos), raça (Labrador, Poodle, etc), sexo (fêmeas), esterilização, pouca disposição, pouca prática de atividade física, baixa duração da atividade, apetite voraz, dor e dificuldade de locomoção e uso de medicações (corticoide, fenobarbital e anticoncepcionais). Quanto aos tutores: idade (>60 anos), estado civil (divorciado), morar sozinho. As complicações que apresentaram correlação com obesidade foram: dermatopatias em geral, pele oleosa, descamação da pele, alergopatia, otopatia, claudicação, doença articular, tumor, tártaro, tosse, ronco, cansaço fácil e poliúria. / Obesity is the most frequent nutritional disease in companion animals that can be caused or influenced by environmental or genetic risk factors. The adipose tissue is an endocrine organ that secretes substances that may be in imbalance in the obese animal. This causes animal health impairment and can trigger several comorbidities. In order to identify risk factors and major complications associated with canine obesity, online and presential questionnaires were applied to dog owners, totaling 1303 participations. Of the owners interviewed, 25% considered that their dogs were overweight or obese. The risk factors identified for obesity related to the animal were: age of the animal (7-8 years), breed (Labrador, Poodle, etc), sex (females), sterilization status, little disposition and little practice of physical activity, low duration of activity, voracious appetite, pain and difficulty to locomote and use of medications (corticoid, phenobarbital and contraceptives). The risks related to owners were: age (> 60 years), marital status (divorced), live alone. The complications that presented correlation with obesity were: dermatopathies in general, oily skin, skin peeling, allergy, otopathy, lameness, joint disease, tumor, tartar, cough, snoring, easy fatigue and polyuria.

Submitted by Jos? Henrique Henrique (jose.neves@ufvjm.edu.br) on 2018-01-11T18:05:36Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) lazaro_lopes_moreira.pdf: 478779 bytes, checksum: cb3b83c748ea630e568731db3461c587 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Rodrigo Martins Cruz (rodrigo.cruz@ufvjm.edu.br) on 2018-01-16T17:53:02Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) lazaro_lopes_moreira.pdf: 478779 bytes, checksum: cb3b83c748ea630e568731db3461c587 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-01-16T17:53:02Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) lazaro_lopes_moreira.pdf: 478779 bytes, checksum: cb3b83c748ea630e568731db3461c587 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017 / Atualmente a obesidade infantil tem se apresentado como um desafio em v?rios pa?ses do mundo, inclusive nos pa?ses latino-americanos como o Brasil. A proposi??o de iniciativas de interven??o no problema s?o urgentes e necess?rias. Neste sentido, o objetivo deste estudo foi verificar os efeitos de um programa de interven??o com exerc?cios f?sicos (acumulado e cont?nuo) em escolares do ensino fundamental no excesso de peso do grupo. Para tal, foram selecionados 40 escolares de ambos os sexos que apresentaram valores de IMC para idade ? percentil 85. Trata-se de um ensaio cl?nico controlado com crian?as de 6 a 11 anos de idade divididas em tr?s grupos: 1) Controle (n=12), 2) treinamento aer?bico acumulado (N=14) e 3) treinamento aer?bico cont?nuo (N=14), em um per?odo de 10 semanas. O grupo controle n?o participou do programa e manteve suas atividades cotidianas. Foram realizadas avalia??es antropom?tricas e bioqu?mica antes e ap?s as 10 semanas. As an?lises estat?sticas foram realizadas usando o programa livre R vers?o 3.3.2, sendo utilizado teste de Anova para avaliar diferen?as entre valor m?dio de cada vari?vel Pr? e P?s interven??o, caso identificada essa diferen?a utilizou o Teste Tukey para identificar quais essas diferen?as sendo adotado o n?vel de signific?ncia (p<0,05). Os resultados revelaram que no grupo de atividade f?sica acumulada houve diminui??o da m?dia e do desvio padr?o nos valores do IMC P?s do Grupo acumulado (20,6 ? 2,85) em rela??o ao IMC P?s do Grupo controle (21,4 ? 2,22) com o valor de p= 0,039. Dessa forma, conclui-se que o programa de atividade f?sica de forma acumulada por um per?odo de 10 semanas foi efetivo na redu??o do IMC em escolares e, consequentemente na redu??o de crian?as com sobrepeso e obesidade. Tais resultados evidenciam que as interven??es no espa?o escolar se apresentam como estrat?gias fact?veis de interven??o ao excesso de peso em crian?as. / Disserta??o (Mestrado) ? Programa de P?s-gradua??o em Ensino em Sa?de, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, 2017. / Objective: To verify the effects of intervention programs with physical exercise in an accumulated and continuous way in a playful way in elementary school students in the Body Mass Index (BMI), parameter Biochemical and weight. METHODS: We selected 40 schoolchildren of both sexes who were enrolled and frequent, presenting BMI values for age ?85th percentile. This was a controlled clinical trial with children aged 6 to 11 years divided into three groups: 1) Control (N = 12), 2) aerobic training accumulated (N = 14) and 3) continuous aerobic training (N = 14) over a period of 10 weeks. The control group did not participate in the program and maintained their daily activities. BMI and Biochemical parameters and weight were measured before and after 10 weeks. The statistical analyzes were performed using the free program R version 3.3.2, using Anova test to examine the differences between the mean value of each variable Pre and Post intervention, if identified the most recent difference Tukey test to identify which are these The level of significance (p <0.05) was used. Results: The accumulated physical activity group presented significant results in the decrease of mean and standard deviation of our BMI values. Post-accumulated group (20.6 ? 2.85) in relation to BMI Post Control group (21.4 ? 2.22) With the value of P = 0.039. Conclusion: It is concluded that the program of physical activity accumulated over a period of 10 weeks, is effective in reducing BMI in schoolchildren and consequently in the reduction of children with overweight and obesity.

Goals: The goal of this dissertation consisted in characterizing the relation, attitude and opinions of the Roma minority with respect to overweight and obesity. At the same time, it was focused on describing the risk factors contributing to their origination and on creating a methodology for the intervention program aimed at prevention of overweight and obesity in the Roma minority. Methods: To meet the goals, qualitative research was carried out, allowing also the monitoring of culturally conditioned behaviour patterns in field. The research set consisted of 25 Roma respondents above eighteen years of age who had a BMI value in the area of overweight or obesity (i.e. BMI ? 25 kg/m2). The respondents included 8 men and 17 women. The data analysis was performed with the help of the method of anchored theory that helps to search new connections. The analysis of qualitative data was carried out with the help of the MAXQDA 11 program. Results: The role of the nurse in prevention of overweight and obesity in the Roma consists in identification of influenceable risk factors resulting from life style and in their elimination under use of adequate motivation and efficient education. The culturally conditioned behaviour patterns constitute a distinctive factor that can influence the efficiency of the implemented interventions. The patterns can be seen already when taking the medical history in which the nurse tries to identify risk behaviours. For example, the Roma have problems with describing their eating habits from qualitative and quantitative perspective, particularly the frequency and regularity of eating. Other factors acting in the area of overweight and obesity include body image, social functions of eating, socio-economic status and the related food structure, etc. The understanding of the connections among the individual factors and of the motivation elements involved in the respective risk behaviour may introduce a new dimension into nursing. Scientific contributions of the dissertation: The data analysis and the integration of findings helped to create the methodology for an intervention program aimed at prevention of overweight and obesity. The material was subsequently consulted with representatives of the relevant minority and modified according to their comments. Subsequently, it was used in connection with the grant project number LD14114, implemented under financial support of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports within COST (Cooperation on Scientific and Technical Research), named "Obesity and overweight in Roma minority in the Region of South Bohemia".

The primmary theme of this diploma thesis is to analyse the prevalence of overweight and obesity of children studying at second grade of elementary school in the district of České Budějovice. The theoretical part of the thesis was focused on the characteristics of the overweight and obesity and its influence on human?s health with the aim on children?s population. Furthermore, the thesis contains the main factors affecting occurence of overweight and obesity. Prevention and treatment of obesity has been presented as well. The crucial part of the thesis was the research itself. The research consisted of evaluation of results of antropometric measurement of the sample of probands studying at second grade of elementary school in the district of České Budějovice. Based on the measurement the height, weight, waist and hips circumference was found out. Furthermore, the birth weight and height was examined too. Based on the measurement the Body mass index was calculated and the predetermined research questions were answered. 243 probands from 9 elementary schools took part at the research. 11 girls were overweight (8,9% from the sample) and 17 boys (14,16%) were overweight. The prevalence of obesity was at 0,81% rate concerning girls and 10,83% rate concerning boys.