Health-related quality of life among 13-14 year old adolescents with overweight-a mixed methods approach.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Overweight and obesity are public concerns with risk of adverse health outcomes. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is lower in adolescents than children in general. An increase in body mass index (BMI) is associated with a decrease in HRQoL. The purpose of this study was to measure and explore the HRQoL among adolescents with overweight or obesity who had participated in an intervention study, Young & Active, with the aim of increasing physical activity (PA), reducing BMI and promoting HRQoL. METHODS:Mixed methods, with a convergent design, were used to investigate how different methodological approaches could expand our understanding of the adolescents' HRQoL. Quantitative post-intervention data on HRQoL were collected among the 84 intervention participants, aged 13-14 yea

SUBMITTER: Sundar TKB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7260808 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature