Cost-effectiveness of a motivational interviewing obesity intervention versus usual care in pediatric primary care offices.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to assess the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of a 2-year motivational interviewing (MI) intervention versus usual primary care.

Methods

A national trial was implemented in the Pediatric Research in Office Settings (PROS) network of the American Academy of Pediatrics to evaluate MI versus usual care for children (2-8 years old; baseline BMI 85th-97th percentiles). Health care use, food costs, provider fees, and training costs were assessed, and sensitivity analyses were conducted. Primary outcome was the ICER, calculated as cost per unit change in BMI percentile for intervention versus usual care.

Results

At 2 years, 72% of enrolled parent/child dyads were retained; 312 children were included in the analysis. Mean BMI percentile

SUBMITTER: Woolford SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9828545 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature