DEI/Health Equity
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Date of Presentation
5-2-2024 12:00 AM
College
Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine
Poster Abstract
Obesity is a chronic condition that can be attributed to myriad factors including socioeconomic status, biological risk factors, and various environmental factors. These factors can be considered stress factors, and exposure to various levels of stress can impact the development of stress within the pediatric patients. The purpose of this study is to assess the association between the environmental, mental, social, physical, and psychological stress adolescents are exposed to and how they contribute to the prevalence of pediatric obesity throughout the United States. Understanding these risk factors can help us as a community and most importantly as clinicians develop better insight to our patients as a whole and therefore be able to provide better, well rounded care.
Keywords
stress, depression, adolescent, pediatrics, obesity, United States, Social Determinants of Health
Disciplines
Community Health and Preventive Medicine | Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition | Disorders of Environmental Origin | Environmental Public Health | Health and Medical Administration | Medicine and Health Sciences | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases | Other Mental and Social Health | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms | Pediatrics | Preventive Medicine | Primary Care
Document Type
Poster
DOI
10.31986/issn.2689-0690_rdw.stratford_research_day.118_2024
Included in
Community Health and Preventive Medicine Commons, Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Commons, Disorders of Environmental Origin Commons, Environmental Public Health Commons, Health and Medical Administration Commons, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Commons, Other Mental and Social Health Commons, Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Commons, Pediatrics Commons, Preventive Medicine Commons, Primary Care Commons
The Impact of Stress During Adolescence and the Prevalence of Pediatric Obesity
Obesity is a chronic condition that can be attributed to myriad factors including socioeconomic status, biological risk factors, and various environmental factors. These factors can be considered stress factors, and exposure to various levels of stress can impact the development of stress within the pediatric patients. The purpose of this study is to assess the association between the environmental, mental, social, physical, and psychological stress adolescents are exposed to and how they contribute to the prevalence of pediatric obesity throughout the United States. Understanding these risk factors can help us as a community and most importantly as clinicians develop better insight to our patients as a whole and therefore be able to provide better, well rounded care.