2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Analysis of characteristics associated with thinness and obesity and the improvement process among children with developmental disorders

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21592863
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Community health/Gerontological nurisng
Research Institution	Prefectural University of Hiroshima
Principal Investigator	KASAGI Keiko 県立広島大学, 保健福祉学部, 教授 (30101471)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	HAYASHI Yuko 県立広島大学, 保健福祉学部, 教授 (90419713) TUCHIDA Reiko 県立広島大学, 保健福祉学部, 教授 (30180011) YAMAZAKI Kazuko 県立広島大学, 保健福祉学部, 准教授 (30280209)
Project Period (FY)	2009 – 2011
Keywords	肥満 / やせ / 発達障害児 / 要因分析
Research Abstract	As characteristics in thinness/obesity during periods of growth among children with developmental disorders, decrease in thinness and increase in obesity with increased age were observed, with such a trend more obvious for children with mental retardation. Obesity among children with developmental disorders was associated with eating behaviors and food preference peculiar to such children, low physical activity levels, and family history of obesity. We held interviews with and provided health guidance to as many obese cases as possible, and it was suggested that the feedback cycle of creation of objectives with family participation and assessment/modification, which utilizes characteristics of growing children, was important for the purpose of continued guidance for obesity improvement.