2024
A systems thinking framework for understanding rising childhood obesity in the Caribbean
Guariguata L, Burlar A, Greaves N, Harewood H, Khan R, Rosario-Rosado R, Jones W, Roy B, Hassan S. A systems thinking framework for understanding rising childhood obesity in the Caribbean. Health Research Policy And Systems 2024, 22: 115. PMID: 39169406, PMCID: PMC11337753, DOI: 10.1186/s12961-024-01201-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildhood obesityReduce rates of childhood obesityComplexity of childhood obesityRising childhood obesity ratesRates of childhood obesityChildhood obesity ratesObesity ratesCommercial determinantsSystems thinking frameworkMulti-disciplinary stakeholdersConclusionsDespite differencesObesityObjectiveThe aimPersonal experienceVirtual meetingsMulti-facetedChildhoodPolicy solutionsReinforcing loopsPuerto RicoPotential areasStakeholdersInterventionUS Virgin IslandsFacilitation
2018
Obesity and weight misperception among adults in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort Study
Hassan S, Ojo T, Galusha D, Martinez‐Brockman J, Adams OP, Maharaj R, Nazario C, Nunez M, Nunez‐Smith M. Obesity and weight misperception among adults in the Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort Study. Obesity Science & Practice 2018, 4: 367-378. PMID: 30151231, PMCID: PMC6105698, DOI: 10.1002/osp4.280.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network (ECHORN) Cohort StudyBody mass indexWeight misperceptionCohort studyWeight lossHistory of diabetesMultivariable logistic regressionWeight loss programObesity-related diseasesNon-communicable diseasesActual weightClass I participantsWeight control behaviorsAccurate weight perceptionBMI categoriesLoss programMass indexObesity interventionsLower oddsLogistic regressionObesityI participantsLower likelihoodReduced engagementWeight perception