تاثير برنامه تعديل رفتار بر رفتارهاي غذايي دختران چاق نوجوان شيراز

Effect of behavior moditlcation programme on eating behaviors in obese adolescent female students

Introduction: Obesity is currently the most important nutritional disorder among children and adolescents, with incumbency of prevention and treatment. This paper aimed to investigate the cffect of a behavior modification programme on eating behaviors in obese adolescent female students in Shiraz in year 2005. Methods: In a quasi-experimental study, 60 obese adolescent girls (body mass index more than 95 percentile), with a mean rage of 11-15 years participated in a behavior modification programme held for 16 weeks. The subjects were selected from two different schools and randomly were assigned to two groups of experiment and control. The programme consisted of problem solving education, stress management, eating behavior education, suitable physical activity, and parents education. Eating behavior was assessed before and after the intervention. Eating behavior was assessed using Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (DEBQ). Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. P<0.05 denoted statistical significance. Results: Changes in the eating behavior score after the programme in both groups was found. The changes consisted of emotional eating (-0.63,+0.17), external eating (-0.99,+0.05) and restrained eating (+0.72,+0.03) respectively. They were indicative to an improvement in the experiment group (^<0.001). Conclusion: Behavioral modification programme has a great effect on the improvement of adolescents eating behavior. Parents, school nurses and other groups should be supported to take part in behavioral modification programmes.