{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Sudat SEK"],"funding":["NIDDK NIH HHS","National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases","National Institutes of Health"],"pagination":["619-626"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10957326"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["66(4)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Introduction</h4>This study evaluates the real-world impact of a lifestyle change program (LCP) on healthcare utilization in a large health system.<h4>Methods</h4>Using electronic health record data from a large health system in northern California, U.S., LCP participant and propensity-score-matched nonparticipant outcomes were compared in the second year post-participation: (1) overall healthcare utilization and (2) utilization and medications related to cardiometabolic conditions and obesity. Adult LCP participants between 2010 and 2017 were identified and matched 1:1 with replacement to comparable nonparticipants. Participants without electronic health record activity in the 12-36 months before baseline, or with conditions or procedures associated with substantial weight change, were excluded. Statistical analysis and modeling were performed in 2021-22.<h4>Results</h4>Compared to matched nonparticipants, LCP participants in the 12-24 months post-baseline were more likely to have specialty-care visits (+4.7%, 95% CI +1.8%, +7.6%), electronic communications (8.6%, 95% CI +5.6%, +11.7%), and urgent-care visits (+6.5%, 95% CI +3.0%, 10.0%). Participants also had more office visits for cardiometabolic conditions and obesity (+1.72 visits/patient, 95% CI +1.05, +2.39).<h4>Conclusions</h4>Compared with matched nonparticipants, LCP participation was associated with higher utilization of outpatient services post-participation. Additional research could assess whether this indicates an increase in preventive care that could lead to improved future outcomes."],"journal":["American journal of preventive medicine"],"pubmed_title":["Changes in Healthcare Utilization After Lifestyle Intervention for Weight Loss."],"pmcid":["PMC10957326"],"funding_grant_id":["R18 DK110739","R18DK110739"],"pubmed_authors":["Romanelli RJ","Azar KMJ","Szwerinski N","Huang Q","Sudat SEK"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Changes in Healthcare Utilization After Lifestyle Intervention for Weight Loss.","description":"<h4>Introduction</h4>This study evaluates the real-world impact of a lifestyle change program (LCP) on healthcare utilization in a large health system.<h4>Methods</h4>Using electronic health record data from a large health system in northern California, U.S., LCP participant and propensity-score-matched nonparticipant outcomes were compared in the second year post-participation: (1) overall healthcare utilization and (2) utilization and medications related to cardiometabolic conditions and obesity. Adult LCP participants between 2010 and 2017 were identified and matched 1:1 with replacement to comparable nonparticipants. Participants without electronic health record activity in the 12-36 months before baseline, or with conditions or procedures associated with substantial weight change, were excluded. Statistical analysis and modeling were performed in 2021-22.<h4>Results</h4>Compared to matched nonparticipants, LCP participants in the 12-24 months post-baseline were more likely to have specialty-care visits (+4.7%, 95% CI +1.8%, +7.6%), electronic communications (8.6%, 95% CI +5.6%, +11.7%), and urgent-care visits (+6.5%, 95% CI +3.0%, 10.0%). Participants also had more office visits for cardiometabolic conditions and obesity (+1.72 visits/patient, 95% CI +1.05, +2.39).<h4>Conclusions</h4>Compared with matched nonparticipants, LCP participation was associated with higher utilization of outpatient services post-participation. Additional research could assess whether this indicates an increase in preventive care that could lead to improved future outcomes.","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 Apr","modification":"2025-06-25T03:04:24.495Z","creation":"2025-06-25T03:04:24.495Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC10957326","cross_references":{"pubmed":["37907133"],"doi":["10.1016/j.amepre.2023.10.018"]}}