Robinson, Keisha Tyler
(2007)
The Applicability and Usage of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) to Address Obesity Among U.S. Women.
Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
Background: Over the past two decades, obesity among women has significantly increased, with women having the highest prevalence in the United States. Obesity prevention programs and interventions focusing on women have traditionally included individual-level approaches although obesity is a multi-level problem. The research literature has cited numerous factors that contribute to obesity—behavioral, personal, psychological, sociodemographic, environmental, biological, and childbearing. As a result, recent public health efforts have shifted away from individual approaches to those that handle multiple factors. Methods: While multiple factors have been associated with obesity among women, the degree and variability of the factors have not been determined in the literature. These three studies seek to explore the effects of the multiple factors on BMI in U.S. women using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) Core Sets for Obesity, developed by the World Health Organization and data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Linear regression was used in the analyses. Results: Significant factors of obesity were sociodemographic information (age, income, and race), body weight perceptions, coexisting health conditions, physical functioning, and engaging in physical activity and proper nutritional practices.Conclusions: Obesity prevention and treatment programs for U.S. women should focus on the most significant factors identified in these studies to decrease obesity incidence and prevalence.Public Health Relevance: The information garnered from this study can be used to further identify the most important characteristics needed for future obesity prevention programs for women.
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University of Pittsburgh ETD
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
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| Date: |
27 September 2007 |
| Date Type: |
Completion |
| Defense Date: |
16 July 2007 |
| Approval Date: |
27 September 2007 |
| Submission Date: |
29 July 2007 |
| Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
School of Public Health > Behavioral and Community Health Sciences |
| Degree: |
DrPH - Doctor of Public Health |
| Thesis Type: |
Doctoral Dissertation |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
ICF; NHANES; Obesity among U.S. women; Obesity causal factors |
| Other ID: |
http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-07292007-162947/, etd-07292007-162947 |
| Date Deposited: |
10 Nov 2011 19:54 |
| Last Modified: |
15 Nov 2016 13:47 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/8704 |
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