ArticleAmerican journal of preventive medicine2019
Screening and Referral for Childhood Obesity: Adherence to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation.
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- Sustainability of weight loss from a family-centered pediatric weight management program integrated in primary care.BMC health services research · 2022Article
- Primary care providers' perspectives on initiating childhood obesity conversations: a qualitative study.Family practice · 2021Article
- Effectiveness of a Family-Centered Pediatric Weight Management Program Integrated in Primary Care.The Permanente journal · 2021Article
- Parental attitudes toward bariatric surgery in adolescents with obesity.Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery · 2020Article
- Key Predictors of Primary Care Providers' Self-Efficacy in Caring for Children with Overweight or Obesity.Academic pediatricsArticle
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Abstract
introductionThe U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends clinicians screen children aged 6 years or older for obesity and offer or refer children with obesity to intensive weight management programs. This study explores clinician awareness of weight management programs meeting the recommendation, adherence to the recommendation of screening and referral, and associations between provider and practice characteristics and weight management program referrals.
methodsThis cross-sectional study used data from the DocStyles survey 2017, a web-based panel survey, analyzed in 2017. Among 1,023 clinicians who see pediatric patients, this study examined clinician awareness of weight management programs in their communities that met the recommendation, practice of screening for childhood obesity, and referral to weight management programs. Multivariable logistic regression estimated associations between the demographic and practice characteristics of clinicians and weight management program referrals.
resultsOnly 24.6% of surveyed clinicians were aware of a weight management program that met the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation in their community; of those aware, 88.9% referred patients to these weight management programs. Most (83.6%) clinicians screened children for obesity in ≥75% of visits. Overall, 53.5% of clinicians provided referrals to weight management programs. Referral was higher among female clinicians and clinicians serving mostly middle-income patients. Providers without teaching hospital privileges had lower odds of referral.
conclusionsAdherence to clinical recommendations is essential to curbing the childhood obesity epidemic. Only one in four surveyed clinicians were aware of weight management programs in their community meeting U.S. Preventive Services Task Force criteria. Half of clinicians referred pediatric patients with obesity to a weight management program. Results suggest efforts are needed to increase awareness of, and referral to, weight management programs meeting the recommendation.
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