Domestic Research Trends on Body Shape and Obesity Program: Focusing on Domestic Papers

Abstract

This study analyzed the research trends of individual studies K=101 that were validated in applying body shape and obesity programs from January 2007 to April 2022. As a result, there were 82 master's theses and 19 doctoral theses, and 49 papers were published in the period 2011~2013, and many studies were conducted on women and the general public. The most common physical treatment was abdominal treatment, the application method was adjuvant therapy, and exercise was the most common except for self-treatment, and the adjuvant therapy was the most manual. The method of effect verification was in the following order: body composition+body measurement, body composition, body measurement, and body measurement site was compounded in the order of abdominal circumference, and weight. The subjects and method factors showed a significant association in body application sites and methods. The factors of the body application site and the research method showed a significant association with all variables of the application method, self-tmedication, adjuvant therapy, effect verification method, and body measurement site. Finally, there was a significant association between the application method and the body measurement site. Combining the above conclusions, it was found that the application method of the body shape and obesity program in the last 15 years was the adjuvant therapy method using manual techniques, and the physical treatment was most often applied to the abdominal area. As a result, it was found that the combination (body weight+circumference of the body part) was mainly adopted with body composition and body measurements. This study provided the feasibility to suggest the direction of future research by identifying the trends in body shape and obesity program research reported in Korea, and is meaningful in providing basic data for establishing obesity management prevention strategies based on the need for comprehensive analysis and integrated development.