ArticleThe Permanente journal2021
Effectiveness of a Family-Centered Pediatric Weight Management Program Integrated in Primary Care.
Article in The Permanente journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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Abstract
introductionThe evidence supporting the effectiveness of weight loss interventions with low to medium intensity is limited.
objectiveTo measure the effectiveness of a family-based weight management intervention in pediatric primary care to reduce body weight in children.
methodsElectronic medical record data of pediatric patients in Kaiser Permanente Orange County, California, who were enrolled in weight management between April 2014 and December 2018 (family-based behavior-changing weight management [FB-WMG], n = 162) and compared with a control group (CG) of patients who were referred but did not enroll (Ref-CG, n = 203) and an area-matched CG also matched by sex, age, zip code, and body mass index (BMI) (Area-CG, n = 287). BMI was measured at the first visit (or index date) and after 6 months.
resultsChildren enrolled in the FB-WMG had 5 (interquartile range = 3-6) sessions over the first 6 months of the program. Most FB-WMG patients (69.1%) reduced or maintained BMI over 6 months, compared with 45.8% of Ref-CG (p < 0.001) and 57.8% of Area-CG (p = 0.02). In girls 3 to 12 years of age, 75% of participants reduced or maintained BMI, compared with 42% of Ref-CG (p < 0.001) and 59.8% of Area-CG (p = 0.07). On average, the difference in BMI change over the 6-month follow-up period was -0.85 kg/m² (95% confidence interval = -1.25 to -0.46 kg/m²) compared with Ref-CG and -0.28 kg/m² (95% confidence interval = -0.63 to 0.08 kg/m²) and Area-CG.
conclusionLow- to moderate-intensity family-based weight management intervention in primary care can be successful after only 6 months compared with a referred control group.
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