Trial reportThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2011
Barriers engaging families and GPs in childhood weight management strategies.
Trial report in The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Diet, physical activity and behavioural interventions for the treatment of overweight or obese children from the age of 6 to 11 years.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017Pooled it
- Feasibility and impact of Creciendo Sanos, a clinic-based pilot intervention to prevent obesity among preschool children in Mexico City.BMC pediatrics · 2014Trial
- A description of health care system factors in the implementation of universal weight management services for children with overweight or obesity: case studies from Queensland and New South Wales, Australia.Implementation science : IS · 2018Article
- General practice views of managing childhood obesity in primary care: a qualitative analysis.JRSM open · 2017Article
- Parental motivation to change body weight in young overweight children.Public health nutrition · 2015Article
- A Review of Primary Care-Based Childhood Obesity Prevention and Treatment Interventions.Current obesity reports · 2015Review
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Abstract
backgroundThe rapid increase in the prevalence of childhood obesity in recent years has led to inconclusive debate about the most effective way to manage the condition and the most appropriate care setting. Primary care has been suggested as a key site to identify and treat obesity in children.
aimTo identify children from general practice databases with a body mass index (BMI) categorised as 'obese', and invite them for a primary care consultation and possible referral to a specialist secondary care clinic. DESIGN AND
settingTargeted screening of GP practice databases for obese children in 12 general practices in Bristol, UK.
methodParticipating GP practices searched databases for children's BMIs which were then screened by the study team to identify obese children (≥98th centile). Practices invited families of obese children to consult their GP with the potential for referral to a specialist clinic. Follow-up data was recorded with respect to: consultations; consultations about child's weight; and referrals to specialist clinic; and other referrals.
resultsA total of 285 letters inviting families to consult their GP were sent; 134 patients consulted their GP in the follow-up period (minimum 3 months), and 42 of these consultations discussed the child's weight. Nineteen patients received a secondary care referral and six received an alternative weight-management referral.
conclusionThe low take-up following the mail-out of an invitation to consult highlights the inherent difficulties of engaging families and their obese children in care pathways that facilitate long-term weight management.
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