Efficacy of a Primary Care eHealth Obesity Treatment Pilot Intervention Developed for Vulnerable Pediatric Patients.

ABSTRACT: Background: Challenges to treat excess weight in primary care settings include time constraints during encounters and barriers to multiple visits for patient families, especially those from vulnerable backgrounds. Dynamo Kids! (DK), a bilingual (English/Spanish) e-health intervention, was created to address these system-level challenges. This pilot study assessed the effect of DK use on parent-reported healthy habits and child BMI. Methods: In this 3-month, quasi-experimental cohort design, DK was offered to parents with children aged 6-12 years with BMI ≥85th percentile in three public primary care sites in Dallas, Texas. DK included three educational modules, one tracking tool, recipes, and links to internet resources. Parents completed an online survey before

SUBMITTER: Yudkin JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11071101 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature