Comparing the impact of in-person vs. virtual 10-week family-based childhood obesity management program on anthropometric, cardiometabolic, and mental health outcomes.

Alexandra J Heidl, Daisy Sun, Claudia Faustini, Madelaine Gierc, Andy Bains, Tamara R Cohen

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Article in Frontiers in pediatrics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Alexandra J HeidlFaculty of Land and Food Systems, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Daisy SunMichael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.

Claudia FaustiniDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada.

Madelaine GiercGeneration Health Clinic, British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver BC, Canada .

Andy BainsFaculty of Land and Food Systems, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Tamara R CohenFaculty of Land and Food Systems, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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Abstract

Objectives: To compare differences in patient outcomes in individuals living with overweight and obesity who attended a 10-week multidisciplinary program delivered virtually vs. participants who completed the program in-person. Methods: Data from 27 youth (8-18 years old) who attended virtual programming were matched by sex and body mass index (BMI) z-scores to youth who completed in-person programming. Changes in anthropometric, biomarkers (glucose, lipids and liver enzymes) and mental health (Beck Youth Inventories, Second Edition; "BYI-2") were compared across groups. Results: BMI z-scores did not differ between groups ( Conclusion: The mode of delivery of a pediatric multidisciplinary family-based program was not associated with significant differences in participant outcomes, suggesting that both modes of delivery are effective.

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BYI-2cardiometabolic markershealth behavioursintensive health behavior and lifestyle treatmentpediatric obesityvirtual program

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PMID41332896

DOI10.3389/fped.2025.1669107

PMCPMC12665669

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