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- Title
Effectiveness of a Primary Care-Based Pediatric Weight Management Program.
- Authors
Le-Jenkins, Uyen; Cartagena, Diana; Renaud, Michelle; Guston, Tina
- Abstract
Background: Childhood obesity is a growing epidemic of great concern for our nation, including pediatric populations treated at military treatment facilities. Objective: This study aims to retrospectively evaluate the effectiveness of a primary care–based structured weight management program in a sample of pediatric patients with obesity at a military treatment facility. Methods: This study was a retrospective chart review of patients enrolled in the All About Me Program (AAMP) from August 1, 2011, through July 10, 2012. Baseline demographics, 5-2-1-0 behavioral targets, and anthropometric measures were obtained from 54 enrollees. Pre- and post-program weight, body mass index (BMI) percentile, and 5-2-1-0 behavioral targets were compared for 20 patients who completed the program which consisted of a total of five visits over 3 months. Results: Participants showed a significant reduction in their BMI, improvement in daily servings of fruits and vegetables, reduction in recreational screen time from baseline, improvement in daily physical activity, and reduction in consumption of sugary beverages. Conclusions: These preliminary findings are a promising indicator that primary care–based obesity interventions may be effective for the management and treatment of pediatric obesity. Implications for Nursing: This evidence-based toolkit provides a practical point-of-care guidance on the prevention, assessment, and treatment of childhood obesity and can be easily implemented in other primary care settings.
- Subjects
VIRGINIA; PREVENTION of childhood obesity; ANTHROPOMETRY; BEHAVIOR modification; REGULATION of body weight; CHILD behavior; COMPARATIVE studies; FRUIT; HEALTH behavior; HEALTH education; HEALTH promotion; HOSPITAL health promotion programs; EVALUATION of medical care; MEDICAL records; MILITARY hospitals; PEDIATRIC nursing; PRIMARY health care; SELF-evaluation; STATISTICS; T-test (Statistics); VEGETABLES; WEIGHT loss; FOOD portions; DATA analysis; BODY mass index; PRE-tests &; post-tests; RETROSPECTIVE studies; PHYSICAL activity; EVALUATION of human services programs; SCREEN time; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ACQUISITION of data methodology; DIETARY sucrose; EVALUATION; CHILDREN
- Publication
Journal of Doctoral Nursing Practice, 2020, Vol 13, Issue 1, p9
- ISSN
2380-9418
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1891/2380-9418.13.1.9