Perceptions on online intervention for overweight/obese adolescents: a preliminary study

• Autor(a) principal: Félix, Sílvia
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Ramalho, Sofia, Conceição, Eva
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Saúde e Pesquisa (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unicesumar.edu.br/index.php/saudpesq/article/view/7465
• topic: Obesity; Pediatric obesity; Adolescent; Psychology; Eating behavior; Obesidade; Obesidade Pediátrica; Adolescente; Psicologia; Comportamento Alimentar; Obesidade Pediátrica

Satisfaction perception of participants with regard to APOLO-teens and associated behavior and psychological factors are investigated. APOLO-teens is a psycho-educational program implemented by Facebook®, during six months, supplementary to conventional hospital treatment for obese/overweight adolescents. Fifty-two adolescents (71.2% females; M = 14.98 years, DP = 1.63) participated and evaluated by self-reported measures with regard to depression symptoms, life quality and feeding behavior at the start, in the middle (three months) and at the end (six months) of the intervention. A questionnaire was filled with their perceptions on the intervention program after 6 months. As a rule, positive perceptions were given. Chat sessions had low adhesion and post participants preferred a shorter intervention. Preferred theme comprised physical activity, whilst the less appreciated theme was health food. There was a negative co-relationship between satisfaction with results and depression and dysfunctional food behavior. It is important (1) to reconsider duration and make chat and health food more attractive; (2) give priority to depression symptoms and dysfunctional food behavior for better adhesion to intervention.