Development and use of an index for measuring implementation of a weight management program in children in primary care clinics in Texas.
BMC Fam Pract
; 19(1): 191, 2018 12 05.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The Texas Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration study was an integrated, systems-oriented intervention that incorporated primary and secondary obesity prevention approaches targeting multiple sectors, including primary care clinics, to address childhood obesity. The primary care clinic component included the American Academy of Pediatrics' Next Steps weight management counseling materials that support brief healthy lifestyle-focused visits. The current study describes the methodology and assesses the implementation of the Next Steps program in the participating primary care clinics, as well as the association of implementation with enrollment of children with overweight and obesity in the secondary prevention intervention.METHODS:
The study used a serial cross-sectional study design to collect data from 11 primary care clinics in Houston (n = 5) and Austin (n = 6), Texas, in 2013-2014. Responses of primary care providers on 42 self-reported survey questions assessing acceptability, adoption, appropriateness, and feasibility of the program were utilized to create a mean standardized clinic implementation index score. Provider scores were aggregated to represent Next Steps implementation scores at the clinic level. A mixed effects logistic regression test was conducted to determine the association between program implementation and the enrollment of children in the secondary prevention.RESULTS:
Mean implementation index score was lower at Year 2 of implementation (2014) than Year 1 (2013) although the decrease was not significant [63.2% (12.2%) in 2013 vs. 55.3% (16.5%) in 2014]. There were no significant associations between levels of implementation of Next Steps and enrollment into TX CORD secondary prevention study.CONCLUSIONS:
The development of an index using process evaluation measures can be used to assess the implementation and evaluation of provider-based obesity prevention tools in primary care clinics.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Atenção Primária à Saúde
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Prevenção Primária
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Educação em Saúde
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Aconselhamento
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Prevenção Secundária
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Obesidade Infantil
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Promoção da Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Sysrev_observational_studies
Limite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMC Fam Pract
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos