ERIC Number: EJ1056400
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Apr
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-0143-0343
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Self-Management Training for Chinese Obese Children at Risk for Metabolic Syndrome: Effectiveness and Implications for School Health
Ling, Jiying; Anderson, Laura M.; Ji, Hong
School Psychology International, v36 n2 p189-206 Apr 2015
This article reviews the results of a school-based self-management intervention for Chinese obese children at risk for metabolic syndrome. Twenty-eight Chinese obese children (M age?=?10 years) and their parents participated in the study. Metabolic syndrome risk factors were measured pre- and post-intervention. The risk factors included Body Mass Index, waist circumstance, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, High-sensitivity C-reactive Protein, fasting plasma glucose, and fasting blood insulin. After 6 months of school-based self-management intervention, all risk factors with the exception of triglycerides and fasting plasma glucose changed significantly in the healthful direction (p?<?0.01). This pilot study offers promising implications for school interventions that are delivered by school-based practitioners collaborating with parents, teachers, and children. An individualized program based on a self-care and -management framework may have utility as a relatively cost-effective, school-based intervention to improve children's health.
Descriptors: Self Management, Asians, Metabolism, At Risk Persons, Intervention, Body Composition, Physiology, Biochemistry, Educational Environment, Cost Effectiveness, Outcomes of Treatment, Child Health, Obesity, Health Promotion, Health Behavior, Foreign Countries, Correlation, Life Style, Quasiexperimental Design, School Nurses, School Psychologists, Parent Participation, Elementary School Students, Statistical Analysis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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