Obesity care strategies in primary care practices

Adolfo J Ariza; Holly Ruch-Ross; Alexis Sawyer; Sue Batey; Michelle Maloney; Tim Wall; Valerie Hines; Kattia Robles; Debbie Sontag; Karen Susan Haverkamp; Susan Lopez; Helen J Binns; Pediatric Practice Research Group

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.03.022

Obesity care strategies in primary care practices

J Pediatr. 2012 Jul;161(1):152-5.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.03.022. Epub 2012 Apr 24.

Authors

Adolfo J Ariza¹, Holly Ruch-Ross, Alexis Sawyer, Sue Batey, Michelle Maloney, Tim Wall, Valerie Hines, Kattia Robles, Debbie Sontag, Karen Susan Haverkamp, Susan Lopez, Helen J Binns; Pediatric Practice Research Group

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA.

PMID: 22537802
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.03.022

Abstract

We evaluated pediatric obesity clinics for internal referrals developed at 5 primary care offices. Clinics developed site-specific strategies: 1 group approach and 4 clinics providing individualized care only. Clinicians reported patient/family motivation as an important referral consideration and compliance as the greatest challenge and perceive clinics to have provided some help.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Obesity / therapy*
Practice Patterns, Physicians'*
Primary Health Care*

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

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