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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 7 of 7 Research Studies DisplayedFiechtner L, Perkins M, Biggs V
Comparative effectiveness of clinical and community-based approaches to healthy weight.
The objective of this study was to evaluate if two pediatric weight management interventions delivered to Hispanic, low-income children (one in a health center, the other in a Young Men's Christian Association) were effective in reducing BMI. The authors hypothesized that both would be equally effective. They were unable to establish noninferiority of the modified Healthy Weight and Your Child program. The healthy weight clinic at the health center improved BMI, offering an effective treatment of those disproportionately affected.
AHRQ-funded; HS024332.
Citation: Fiechtner L, Perkins M, Biggs V .
Comparative effectiveness of clinical and community-based approaches to healthy weight.
Pediatrics 2021 Oct;148(4). doi: 10.1542/peds.2021-050405..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Obesity: Weight Management, Obesity, Comparative Effectiveness, Evidence-Based Practice
Darling KE, Rancourt D, Evans EW
Adolescent weight management intervention in a nonclinical setting: changes in eating-related cognitions and depressive symptoms.
The present study was a secondary data analysis of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to examine changes in depressive symptoms and eating-related cognitions in teens who participated in a non-clinic-based adolescent behavioral weight control treatment delivered by YMCA coaches. The results demonstrated some positive and no detrimental effects of a non-clinic-based behavioral weight control intervention on adolescents' eating-related cognitions and depressive symptoms.
AHRQ-funded; HS027071.
Citation: Darling KE, Rancourt D, Evans EW .
Adolescent weight management intervention in a nonclinical setting: changes in eating-related cognitions and depressive symptoms.
J Dev Behav Pediatr 2021 Sep 1;42(7):579-87. doi: 10.1097/dbp.0000000000000929..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Obesity: Weight Management, Obesity, Depression, Behavioral Health
Fiechtner L, Castro Cheng, ER
Characteristics of achieving clinically important weight loss in two paediatric weight management interventions.
The purpose of this study was to examine characteristics and lifestyle behaviors associated with achieving clinically important weight loss (CIWL) in two pediatric weight management interventions (PWMIs). Findings showed that, in this analysis of children enrolled in PWMIs, achieving CIWL was associated with younger age, not having severe obesity, and consuming fewer sugary beverages at the end of the intervention.
AHRQ-funded; HS024332; HS022986.
Citation: Fiechtner L, Castro Cheng, ER .
Characteristics of achieving clinically important weight loss in two paediatric weight management interventions.
Pediatr Obes 2021 Sep;16(9):e12784. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.12784..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Obesity: Weight Management, Obesity, Lifestyle Changes
Joseph CLM, Alexander GL, Lu M
Pilot study of a brief provider and EMR-based intervention for overweight teens with asthma.
The authors piloted an electronic medical record-based tailored discussion guide (TDG) and a brief provider training to address weight management in overweight teens with asthma. They observed modest improvements in patient-reported asthma outcomes and health behaviors. They found strong evidence that the TDG supports provider discussion of weight and asthma to create a more patient-centered conversation from the perspective of participating teens. They recommended addressing challenges to recruitment and clinic adaptation prior to advancing to a full-scale trial.
AHRQ-funded; HS022417.
Citation: Joseph CLM, Alexander GL, Lu M .
Pilot study of a brief provider and EMR-based intervention for overweight teens with asthma.
Pilot Feasibility Stud 2021 Aug 30;7(1):167. doi: 10.1186/s40814-021-00848-6..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Obesity: Weight Management, Obesity, Asthma, Chronic Conditions, Respiratory Conditions, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT)
Berge JM, Truesdale KP, Sherwood NE
Beyond the dinner table: who's having breakfast, lunch and dinner family meals and which meals are associated with better diet quality and BMI in pre-school children?.
This study examined the frequency of eating breakfast, lunch or dinner family meals and associations with pre-school children's overall diet quality and BMI percentile. The authors concluded that breakfast family meal frequency and total weekly family meal frequency were associated with healthier diet quality in non-Hispanic pre-school children but not in Hispanic children. Longitudinal research is needed to clarify the association between family meal type and child diet quality and BMI percentile.
AHRQ-funded; HS022990.
Citation: Berge JM, Truesdale KP, Sherwood NE .
Beyond the dinner table: who's having breakfast, lunch and dinner family meals and which meals are associated with better diet quality and BMI in pre-school children?.
Public Health Nutr 2017 Dec;20(18):3275-84. doi: 10.1017/s1368980017002348..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Family Health and History, Nutrition, Obesity: Weight Management, Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Bossick AS, Barone C, Alexander GL
Teen, parent, and clinician expectations about obesity and related conditions during the annual well-child visit.
This study examined family (patient and parent/guardian) and clinician preferences for identification and management of obesity and obesity-related conditions during the well-child visit. Teens and parents expect weight to be discussed at well-child visits, and prefer discussions to come from a trusted clinician who uses serious, consistent language. Providers recognize several challenges and barriers to discussing weight management in the well-child visit.
AHRQ-funded; HS022417.
Citation: Bossick AS, Barone C, Alexander GL .
Teen, parent, and clinician expectations about obesity and related conditions during the annual well-child visit.
J Patient Cent Res Rev 2017 Summer;4(3):114-24. doi: 10.17294/2330-0698.1444.
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Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Clinician-Patient Communication, Obesity, Obesity: Weight Management, Patient-Centered Healthcare
Turer CB, Barlow SE, Montano S
Discrepancies in communication versus documentation of weight-management benchmarks: analysis of recorded visits with Latino children and associated health-record documentation.
To examine gaps in communication versus documentation of weight-management clinical practices, communication was recorded during primary care visits with 6- to 12-year-old overweight/obese Latino children. The researchers found that benchmarks were neither communicated nor documented in up to 42 percent of visits, and communicated but not documented or documented but not communicated in up to 20 percent of visits.
AHRQ-funded; HS022418.
Citation: Turer CB, Barlow SE, Montano S .
Discrepancies in communication versus documentation of weight-management benchmarks: analysis of recorded visits with Latino children and associated health-record documentation.
Glob Pediatr Health 2017 Feb 6;4:2333794x16685190. doi: 10.1177/2333794x16685190.
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Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Communication, Obesity, Primary Care, Obesity: Weight Management