The Use of Electronic Health Record Data to Identify Variation in Referral, Consent, and Engagement in a Pediatric Intervention for Overweight and Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT: Clinical weight management programs face low participation. The authors assessed whether using electronic health record (EHR) data can identify variation in referral, consent, and engagement in a pediatric overweight and obesity (OW/OB) intervention. Using Epic EHR data collected between August 2020 and April 2021, sociodemographic and clinical diagnostic data (ie, International Classification of Disease [ICD] codes from visit and problem list [PL]) were analyzed to determine their association with referral, consent, and engagement in an OW/OB intervention. Bivariate analyses and multivariable logistic regression modeling were performed, with Bayesian inclusion criterion score used for model selection. Compared with the 581 eligible patients, referred patients were more likely to be

SUBMITTER: Yudkin JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10698793 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature