Childhood Obesity: An Epidemic Size Problem

Year 2010, Volume: 12 Issue: 3, 63 - 73, 01.12.2010

Ebru Kılıçarslan Törüner Sevim Savaşer

Abstract

Increasing prevalence in children with overweight and obesity is an impor- tant health problem in most of the countries. Obesity, which is a chronic he- alth problem, causes health problems like type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular di- seases, hypertension, and respiratory system diseases in children. Biological, psychological, socio-cultural and environmental factors are known to be af- fecting on the formation of childhood obesity. Diet, exercises, behavior the- rapy are being used for childhood obesity treatment. The aim of nursing ad- ministration for these children is prevention of new obesity cases, early de- termination of children with obesity, preservation of the recommended we- ight in terms of age and sex and constituting healthy way of life for children and their families. For these reasons, determining extra weight increases in children in earlier period and planning, execution and assessment of suitab- le interventions for prevention are very important for healthy individuals and societies

Keywords

Children, overweight and obesity, nursing interventions

ÇOCUKLUK ÇAĞI ŞİŞMANLIĞI: EPİDEMİ BOYUTUNDA SORUN

Abstract

Çocuklarda hafif şişmanlık ve şişmanlık prevalansındaki artış dünyadakibirçok ülkede önemli bir sağlık sorunudur. Kronik bir sağlık sorunu olan şişmanlık çocuklarda tip 2 diabet, kardiovasküler hastalıklar, hipertansiyon, solunum sistemi hastalıkları gibi sağlık sorunlarına yol açmaktadır. Çocuklukçağı şişmanlığının oluşumunda biyolojik, psikolojik, sosyokültürel, çevreselfaktörler gibi etkenlerin risk oluşturduğu bildirilmektedir. Çocuklarda şişmanlığın tedavisinde diyet, egzersiz, davranış tedavisi yapılmaktadır. Bu çocukların hemşirelik yönetiminde hedef; hafif şişmanlıkta yeni vakaların önlenmesi, çocukların erken dönemde belirlenmesi, yaşa ve cinsiyete göre önerilen ağırlığın korunması, çocuklar ve ailelerinde sağlıklı yaşam tarzı oluşturulmasıdır. Bu nedenle, çocuklarda fazla kilo artışının erken dönemde belirlenmesi ve önlenmesi için uygun girişimlerin planlanması, uygulanması vedeğerlendirilmesi sağlıklı bireyler ve toplumlar için son derece önemlidir

Keywords

Çocuk, hafif şişmanlık ve şişmanlık, hemşirelik girişimleri

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