2022
Multi-sector stakeholder's perceptions of determinants of successful implementation of a pediatric weight management intervention
Persaud A, Castro I, Simione M, Smith J, O'Connor G, Sharifi M, Perkins M, Torres S, Taveras E, Kuhlthau K, Fiechtner L. Multi-sector stakeholder's perceptions of determinants of successful implementation of a pediatric weight management intervention. Frontiers In Public Health 2022, 10: 954063. PMID: 36091513, PMCID: PMC9454190, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.954063.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric weight management interventionsWeight management interventionsCommunity settingsPre-implementation periodCommunity resource guideLow-income settingsUnmet social needsNational clinicPatient barriersHealthy weightFramework analysis approachPrimary careTwo-armFamily-centered programsHealth centersCFIR domainsGroup visitsConsolidated FrameworkInsurance reimbursementLocal YMCAManagement interventionsMultidisciplinary personnelClinicInterventionClinical organizations
2018
Rationale and design of the Clinic and Community Approaches to Healthy Weight Randomized Trial
Fiechtner L, Perkins M, Biggs V, Langhans N, Sharifi M, O'Connor G, Price S, Locascio J, Kuhlthau K, Kwass JA, Nelson C, Land T, Longjohn M, Lawson V, Hohman K, Taveras EM. Rationale and design of the Clinic and Community Approaches to Healthy Weight Randomized Trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials 2018, 67: 16-22. PMID: 29330083, PMCID: PMC5871582, DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2018.01.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPediatric weight management programBody mass indexWeight management programLow-income childrenHealth Insurance ProgramChildhood obesityQualified health centersTwo-arm trialChildren's Health Insurance ProgramMass indexRandomized trialsHealthy weightPrimary careEligible childrenHealth centersMAIN OUTCOMEComparative effectivenessObesityPercent changeCommunity settingsClinicOne-yearTrialsManagement programCommunity approach