Evaluación de la efectividad de un programa de prevención de la obesidad a través de la autoeficacia hacia conductas saludables

Abstract

Worldwide, obesity is considered a serious public health problem, because it is an important risk factor for non-communicable diseases, which are the ones with the highest burden of morbidity and mortality in the world. Therefore, there is an urgent need to study how to prevent obesity, with an approach that is determined and specific for each group of people. The combination of self-efficacy with obesity prevention programs in adolescents stands out as a tool that may possibly contribute to reducing adolescent obesity rates, highlighting its advantages also in the mental health sphere. The effectiveness of self-efficacy in guiding towards healthy behaviors and preventing obesity lies in the identification of the degree of self-efficacy - the earlier it is, the better the results - and its empowerment, through motivation, reflection and internalization. In this sense, the main objective of this work is to evaluate the effect of an obesity prevention program in adolescents for the strengthening of healthy habits. On the other hand, to make proposals that provide promotion to children and adolescents to acquire healthy eating habits and physical activity, because they are the main elements of primary prevention of obesity, in turn there is an improvement in mood, benefit for mental health and thus determine that self-efficacy has a great impact on behavior modification, but there is a need to develop early.