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Symposium: Factors influencing overweight and health lifestyles in adolescents: Supporting evidence to guide effective interventions

Abstract

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Purpose: The purpose of this presentation is to report baseline findings related to sleep, gender, weight and mood in adolescents participating in the NIH funded, COPE healthy lifestyles intervention which was delivered by trained health teachers in high schools in a large, southwest metropolitan area.

Methods: Several analyses were conducted on this large sample of 14-17 year old adolescents including: (1) chi square (2) t-tests, (3) frequencies, and (4) Pearson's correlations. Comparisons were conducted between males/females and overweight/non-overweight participants.

Results: There were 779 teens in this study. The majority of adolescents were Hispanic (67.52%). A large proportion of teens were overweight including 43.2% males and 41.8% females. Adolescent self-reported the number of hours of sleep obtained on school nights. Adolescents who were overweight or obese reported significantly less sleep each night (p<.001). Females also reported significantly less sleep at night (p=.028). There also was a significant relationship between hours slept at night and depressive symptomology (r=-.29, p<.01) and anxiety (r=-.31, p<.01).

Conclusion: Findings from this study support a relationship between sleep and weight. Additionally, duration of sleep was related to negative mood indicators. Addressing sleep patterns in adolescence as a component of a healthy lifestyle intervention has the potential to improve overall health.

Author Details

Diana L. Jacobson, PhD, RN, PNP-BC

Sigma Membership

Beta Upsilon

Type

Presentation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Randomized Controlled Trial

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

COPE, Adolescents, Randomized Controlled Trial

Conference Name

25th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Hong Kong

Conference Year

2014

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Sleep and adolescent obesity: Results from the creating opportunities for personal empowerment (COPE) randomized controlled trial

Hong Kong

Session presented on Sunday, July 27, 2014:

Purpose: The purpose of this presentation is to report baseline findings related to sleep, gender, weight and mood in adolescents participating in the NIH funded, COPE healthy lifestyles intervention which was delivered by trained health teachers in high schools in a large, southwest metropolitan area.

Methods: Several analyses were conducted on this large sample of 14-17 year old adolescents including: (1) chi square (2) t-tests, (3) frequencies, and (4) Pearson's correlations. Comparisons were conducted between males/females and overweight/non-overweight participants.

Results: There were 779 teens in this study. The majority of adolescents were Hispanic (67.52%). A large proportion of teens were overweight including 43.2% males and 41.8% females. Adolescent self-reported the number of hours of sleep obtained on school nights. Adolescents who were overweight or obese reported significantly less sleep each night (p<.001). Females also reported significantly less sleep at night (p=.028). There also was a significant relationship between hours slept at night and depressive symptomology (r=-.29, p<.01) and anxiety (r=-.31, p<.01).

Conclusion: Findings from this study support a relationship between sleep and weight. Additionally, duration of sleep was related to negative mood indicators. Addressing sleep patterns in adolescence as a component of a healthy lifestyle intervention has the potential to improve overall health.