Evaluating the transferability of a hospital-based childhood obesity clinic to primary care: a randomised controlled trial.

Abstract

Screening and recruitment data indicate that primary care is a clinically appropriate setting and acceptable to families.

The primary clinical outcome measure (reduction in BMI SDS), along with secondary outcome measures, indicate that primary care has the potential to be effective in providing weight management for children, using the COCO model.

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Subjects

• Adolescent
• Ambulatory Care
• Body Mass Index
• Child
• Child, Preschool
• Diet
• England
• Exercise Therapy
• Feasibility Studies
• General Practice
• Health Education
• Hospitalization
• Humans
• Obesity
• Patient Compliance
• Patient Satisfaction
• Patient Transfer
• Quality of Life
• Treatment Outcome

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Authors

• Jonathan Banks
• Deborah J Sharp
• Linda P Hunt
• Julian P H Shield

Publication date

2012-04-23

Journal

Journal topics

• Family Practice

Language

Eng.

Copyright

Academic Unit of Primary Health Care, School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol.

Release reference

Br J Gen Pract. 2012 Jan;62(594):e6-12

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