Dicembre 2013 - Volume XXXII - numero 10

Medico e Bambino


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La terapia del bambino sovrappeso e obeso
nell’ambulatorio del pediatra di famiglia
con l’educazione terapeutica familiare: follow-up di tre anni

Raffaele Limauro1, Evelina Farris1, Patrizia Gallo1, Luigi Cioffi1, Rita Tanas2

1Pediatra di Libera Scelta, Centro Studi F.I.M.P. Napoli
2Centro Obesità, Villa Igea, Forlì

Indirizzo per corrispondenza: raffaele.limauro@fastwebnet.it

The treatment of paediatric obesity at the primary care paediatrician’s using therapeutic patient education: 3-year follow up

Key words: Children Obesity, Therapeutic Patient Education, Primary Care

The treatment of paediatric obesity is one of the main objectives of the Public Health System in the industrialized world. Prevention and treatment of not complicated obesity are common tasks for primary care practitioners. Therapeutic Patient Education is an effective approach for this disease. The present study shows how this treatment is effective if it is employed by Primary Care Paediatricians. In addition, it shows the results of the approach on weight decrease at a 3-year follow up compared to a traditional dietetic therapy.

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R. Limauro, E. Farris, P. Gallo, L. Cioffi, R. Tanas
La terapia del bambino sovrappeso e obeso ; nell’ambulatorio del pediatra di famiglia
con l’educazione terapeutica familiare: follow-up di tre anni
Medico e Bambino 2013;32(10):667-668 https://www.medicoebambino.com/?id=1310_667.pdf


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