Publications by authors named "Ruth McGillis Bindler"
A cascade of events -- obesity, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes mellitus in youth.
Nurs Clin North Am
March 2007
Increased rates of obesity among youth in the last several decades also have led to the emergence of several health problems. Insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome are direct outcomes of increasing obesity rates, which, in turn, lead to the emergence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in youth. Nurses are well positioned to intervene with individual youth and populations at risk to interrupt the cascade of events that lead from obesity to severe health problems.
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- There is a significant gap in research that helps pediatric nurses identify children at risk for metabolic syndrome.
- Early detection is crucial for implementing interventions to improve child health outcomes.
- In a study of children aged 9-15, almost half showed two or more risk factors for metabolic syndrome, with dietary habits affecting insulin levels significantly.
Introduction: Practitioners have noted the escalating risk for children being overweight and having cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. The purpose of this study was to apply current recommendations in examining children and to test an expanded model of assessment to predict risk.
Method: A nonexperimental descriptive design was applied at an academic nurse-managed clinic.