ReviewCurrent obesity reports2021
Pediatric Obesity Treatment via Telehealth: Current Evidence and Future Directions.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of Teleintervention Maintenance Programs for Children (Age 6-12) and Adolescents (Age 13-18) With Overweight or Obesity-Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle: A Systematic Review.Pediatric obesity · 2026Pooled it
- Telehealth Vs. Face-to-Face Treatment for Children and Adolescents With Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Pediatric obesity · 2026Trial
- A randomized trial comparing diet and delivery strategies for weight management in adolescents with intellectual disabilities.Pediatric obesity · 2023Trial
- Pediatric Weight Management Through mHealth Compared to Face-to-Face Care: Cost Analysis of a Randomized Control Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2021Trial
- Evaluating Telehealth Quality Outcomes of a Pediatric Weight Management Program.Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association · 2026Article
- Bridging Distance, Delivering Care: Pediatric Tele-Nutrition in the Digital Health Era-A Narrative Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Family systems approaches in pediatric obesity management: a scoping review.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
- Time to act on childhood obesity: the use of technology.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Review
- Pediatric Obesity Care via Telemedicine: Expanding the Path Forward-A Review.Current obesity reports · 2023Review
- Adapting Connect for Health pediatric weight management program for telehealth in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.Implementation science communications · 2023Article
- Comparison of a Telehealth-Based Intensive Treatment Program with a Rewarding App vs. On-Site Care for Youth with Obesity: A Historical Cohort Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Weight management recommendations for youth with Down syndrome: Expert recommendations.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Review
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
purpose of reviewTelehealth delivery of pediatric weight management interventions may address time, travel, and cost barriers to in-person interventions, thus improving accessibility. This narrative review highlights findings from the past 5 years of pediatric lifestyle interventions for weight management that utilize telehealth for treatment delivery. We describe impressions and future directions. RECENT
findingsWe identified and included 20 studies that described unique interventions from the past 5 years. The majority of reviewed studies indicated statistically significant reductions in BMI z-scores, high retention and attendance, and high satisfaction. However, mean decreases in BMI z-scores were marginal (approximately 0.10) in all but two studies. Studies did not often report effect sizes. Pediatric telehealth weight management interventions demonstrate good feasibility and acceptability. Improvement in reporting results and more rigorous research, including use of randomized designs, recruitment of larger samples, and incorporation of extended follow-up is needed to determine clinical impact and magnitude of effects.
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