Observational studyThe Permanente journal2019
Temporal Changes in Health Care Utilization among Participants of a Medically Supervised Weight Management Program.
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- Healthcare Resource Utilisation and Cost of Obesity and Related Complications in the United States: A Systematic Literature Review.Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2026Pooled it
- Changes in Healthcare Utilization After Lifestyle Intervention for Weight Loss.American journal of preventive medicine · 2024Article
- Association of clinically significant weight loss with number of patient visits and months of attendance at an Australian multidisciplinary weight management clinic.Clinical obesity · 2022Article
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Abstract
contextObesity is associated with increased incidence of chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes mellitus, systemic hypertension, and other risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Obesity is also associated with increased use of outpatient clinical services, a metric of health care utilization. However, little is known of temporal changes in health care utilization among obese participants of a medical weight management program.
objectiveTo assess changes in 3 health care utilization metrics (primary care physician office visits, ambulatory clinic office visits, and health care touches [encounters]) in weight management program participants across 21 Kaiser Permanente Northern California Medical Centers during a 5-year period.
designRetrospective observational study of 10,693 participants, with a linear-mixed effects model to account for repeated-measures analysis.
main outcome measuresFive-year temporal changes in the 3 health care metrics.
resultsAt baseline, the participants' average age (standard deviation) was 51.1 (12.4) years, and their mean body mass index (standard deviation) was 39.7 (7.2) kg/m
conclusionOur findings may be useful to other integrated health care delivery systems considering initiating a similar weight management program.
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