Program for Reducing Obesity (PRO): An institutional review of an insurance-based weight loss program utilizing shared medical appointments.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Based on CDC estimates in the United States, the prevalence of obesity was 42.4% in 2017-2018, and the annual cost of obesity was $147 billion in 2008. Yet studies estimate that only 20-40% of adults with obesity received counseling from their primary care providers. Recent studies using shared medical appointments (SMA), where patients are seen by a multidisciplinary team, have shown promising results in obesity management. We developed an insurance-based weight loss program incorporating SMA, called the Program for Reducing Obesity (PRO), and report our findings here.

Methods

Enrollment began in January 2019 at the UCLA Health Thousand Oaks clinic. Patients age ≥18 years with BMI ≥30 kg/m² were eligible by referral to PRO, a program consisting of indi

SUBMITTER: Wei J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9159562 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature