ESPE Abstracts

Background: Multiprofessional therapy programs for obese children and their families, including physical activity, nutritional, and behavioral interventions, have been shown to be effective, in group (MGP) as well as in individual (MIT) settings. However, due to limited personal and financial resources, <1% of children affected participate in such programs.Objective and hypotheses: Health IT systems (HIS) have the potential to improve therapy assisti...

Introduction: Despite improved therapy measures since 2014 the prevalence of overweight and obesity in Swiss adolescence stabilized on 19%. Particular challenges are lack of adherence to therapy in youth who are in difficult life situations or live further from specified centres. Therefore it is essential to find simple and novel therapeutic approaches. But although the number of digital based health information systems increases steadily, the effectiveness in reaching long te...

Introduction: Lack of impulse control and impaired stress regulation may explain the development of obesity and its challenging therapy, already in youth. To improve self-regulation of overweight adolescents and subsequently their weight status, we tested, whether a biofeedback relaxation exercise decreases stress and whether relaxation services implemented in a novel Smartphone App supported intervention have effects on stress and weight outcomes.Method...