An adaptation of family-based behavioral pediatric obesity treatment for a primary care setting: group health family wellness program pilot.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the feasibility and acceptability of family-based group pediatric obesity treatment in a primary care setting, to obtain an estimate of its effectiveness, and to describe participating parents' experiences of social support for healthy lifestyle changes.

Methods

We adapted an evidence-based intervention to a group format and completed six 12- to 16-week groups over 3 years. We assessed program attendance and completion, changes in child and parent body mass index (BMI; calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared), and changes in child quality of life in a single-arm before-and-after trial. Qualitative interviews explored social support for implementing healthy lifestyle changes.

Results

Thirty-eight parent-child pairs enro

SUBMITTER: Riggs KR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4116258 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature