Title
The healthy weight research network: a research agenda to promote healthy weight among youth with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities
UMMS Affiliation
Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health; Department of Psychiatry
Publication Date
2017-02-01
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition | Disability Studies | Health Services Administration | Health Services Research | Mental and Social Health | Mental Disorders | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases | Pediatrics
Abstract
The Healthy Weight Research Network (HWRN) for children with autism and developmental disabilities is an interdisciplinary network with national representation. This paper discusses the modified Delphi procedure that was used to develop the HWRN's research agenda to address the problem of obesity in children with autism and developmental disabilities. The five research areas identified for priority included: (i) family practices around food/mealtimes; (ii) physical activity and sedentary behaviours in relation to weight; (iii) relationship between food patterns, behaviour and weight gain; (iv) programme-adaption and delivery; and (v) influence of school and community-based organizations on food intake and physical activity. The goals and agenda of the HWRN hold promise for making progress toward the prevention and successful treatment of obesity in this population.
Keywords
Autism, developmental disabilities, obesity, prevention, research network
DOI of Published Version
10.1111/ijpo.12109
Source
Curtin C, Must A, Phillips S, Bandini L. The healthy weight research network: a research agenda to promote healthy weight among youth with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities. Pediatr Obes. 2017 Feb;12(1):e6-e9. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.12109. Epub 2016 Feb 24. PMID: 26916513; PMCID: PMC5344699. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Pediatric obesity
Related Resources
PubMed ID
26916513
Repository Citation
Curtin C, Must A, Phillips S, Bandini L. (2017). The healthy weight research network: a research agenda to promote healthy weight among youth with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities. Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center Publications. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpo.12109. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/shriver_pp/91