Stress Management as an Effective Complementary Therapeutic Strategy for Weight Loss in Children and Adolescents with Obesity: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Article | Randomization | Blinding | Withdrawals and Dropouts | Total Score |
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Stavrou, S. et al. J. Mol. Biochem. 2016 [27] | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Emmanouil, C.C. et al. Hormones 2018 [28] | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Shomaker, L.B. et al. Appetite 2019 [29] | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Daly, P. et al. Comp. Ther. Med. 2016 [30] | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Jastreboff, A.M. et al. J. Pediatr. 2018 [31] | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Kumar, S. et al. Child 2018 [32] | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Reference | Participants’ Age, N | Intervention | Outcome |
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Stavrou et al. J. Mol. Biochem. 2016 [27] | 11.15 ± 1.48 years Control: 26 Intervention: 23 | Intervention and control groups: nutritional and physical activity counseling. Intervention: 8 weeks of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction therapy. | Intervention group: BMI reduction |
Emmanouil et al. Hormones 2018 [28] | 8–17 years Control: 20 Intervention: 16 | Intervention and control groups: nutritional and physical activity counseling. Intervention: 8 weeks of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction therapy. | Intervention: reduction of waist-to-hip ratio |
Shomaker et al. Appetite 2019 [29] | 12–17 years Control: 25 Intervention: 29 | Control group: 6 weeks health education group program for adolescents Intervention group: 6 weeks mindfulness-based group program for adolescents. | No difference in adiposity markers |
Daly et al. Comp. Ther. Med. 2016 [30] | 14–17 years Control: 23 Intervention: 14 | Control group: 6 weeks health education group program for adolescents Intervention group: 6 weeks Mindful Eating Intervention (MEI). | Intervention group: lower BMI |
Jastreboff et al. J. Pediatr. 2018 [31] | 44.8 ± 13.8 months 42 parent–child dyads Control: 22 Intervention: 20 | Intervention and control groups: nutritional and physical activity counseling. Intervention group: 8 weeks of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction therapy. | Control group: increased BMI centiles |
Kumar et al. Children (Basel) 2018 [32] | 14.5–17.9 years 22 parent–adolescent dyads Control: 11 Intervention: 11 | Intervention and control groups: nutritional and physical activity counseling. Intervention group: 10 weeks Mindful Eating Intervention (MEI). | No difference in BMI |
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Paltoglou, G.; Chrousos, G.P.; Bacopoulou, F. Stress Management as an Effective Complementary Therapeutic Strategy for Weight Loss in Children and Adolescents with Obesity: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. Children 2021, 8, 670. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8080670
Paltoglou G, Chrousos GP, Bacopoulou F. Stress Management as an Effective Complementary Therapeutic Strategy for Weight Loss in Children and Adolescents with Obesity: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. Children. 2021; 8(8):670. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8080670
Chicago/Turabian StylePaltoglou, George, George P. Chrousos, and Flora Bacopoulou. 2021. "Stress Management as an Effective Complementary Therapeutic Strategy for Weight Loss in Children and Adolescents with Obesity: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials" Children 8, no. 8: 670. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8080670