Eating self- efficacy in overweight and obese children and adolescents: integrative review of instruments

ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the characteristics of instruments to assess eating self-efficacy in overweight and obesity in children and adolescents. Methods: Integrative literature review, conducted in May 2020, in six databases (PubMed; Web of Science; Scopus; CINAHL, ADOLEC, and PsycINFO) with the following search strategy: Self-efficacy and (Overweight OR Obesity) and (Child* OR Adolescent). Results: The inclusion of thirty-five articles and twenty-one instruments was applied to children 6 to 9 years old (n=2), adolescents 10 to 19 years old (n=9), and children and adolescents 7 to 18 years old (n=10). The instruments have 4 to 30 items and vary from two to five dimensions, the most frequent being “healthy eating” and “physical activity.” Conclusion: There are different reliable instruments designed to assess eating self-efficacy in adolescents and children, indicating the importance of this construct for preventing and controlling obesity and overweight.

摘要：研究目的：描述用于评估儿童青少年超重与肥胖人群进食自我效能（eating self-efficacy）的测评工具特征。研究方法：本研究为综合文献综述，于2020年5月开展，检索了PubMed、Web of Science、Scopus、CINAHL、ADOLEC及PsycINFO共6个数据库，检索策略为：自我效能（Self-efficacy） AND（超重（Overweight） OR 肥胖（Obesity）） AND（儿童（Child*） OR 青少年（Adolescent））。研究结果：最终纳入35篇文献与21款测评工具，其中2款适用于6~9岁儿童（n=2）、9款适用于10~19岁青少年（n=9）、10款适用于7~18岁儿童青少年（n=10）；上述测评工具包含4~30个条目，维度数介于2至5之间，最常见的维度为健康饮食（healthy eating）与身体活动（physical activity）。研究结论：目前已有多款可靠的测评工具可用于评估儿童青少年的进食自我效能，这表明该构念在肥胖与超重的预防与控制中具有重要价值。