Shannon M Robson1, Christopher Bolling2, Mary Beth McCullough3, Cathleen Odar Stough3, Lori J Stark3. 1. Department of Behavioral Health and Nutrition, University of Delaware, Newark, DE; Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH. 2. Pediatric Associates, Crestview Hills, KY. 3. Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To examine referral by primary care providers (PCPs) of preschool children with obesity (≥95th percentile for body mass index [BMI]) to a weight management intervention when offered through a randomized clinical trial (RCT), and identify reasons for not referring children. STUDY DESIGN: In phase I, 3 experts in obesity, psychology, and nutrition completed an open card sort and classified PCPs' reasons for declining referral into groups based on similarity of reasons. Categories were then defined and labeled. In phase II, 2 independent sorters placed each decline into 1 of the categories defined in phase I. RESULTS: PCPs referred 78% of eligible children to the RCT. Compared with children declined for referral, referred children had a significantly higher weight (48.4 lb vs 46.1 lb; P < .001) and BMI percentile (97.6 vs 97.0; P < .001). Eleven categories for decline were identified in phase I. In phase II, excellent reliability was obtained between each independent sorter and the phase I categories, and also between the 2 independent sorters (κ values, 0.72-1.0). The most common reason for declining was "family not a good fit" (23.6%), followed by "doesn't believe weight is a problem" (13.9%), "family would not be interested" (12%), and "doesn't believe measurement is accurate" (11.5%). Appropriately, exclusionary criteria of the RCT was a reason as well (11.8%). CONCLUSION: The availability of weight management for preschoolers through RCTs appeared to overcome barriers of resources, time, and credible treatment cited in previous studies. However, concerns about the family's response or interest in a weight management program remained barriers, as did PCPs' perceptions about obesity in young children. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov:NCT01546727.
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OBJECTIVE: To examine referral by primary care providers (PCPs) of preschool children with obesity (≥95th percentile for body mass index [BMI]) to a weight management intervention when offered through a randomized clinical trial (RCT), and identify reasons for not referring children. STUDY DESIGN: In phase I, 3 experts in obesity, psychology, and nutrition completed an open card sort and classified PCPs' reasons for declining referral into groups based on similarity of reasons. Categories were then defined and labeled. In phase II, 2 independent sorters placed each decline into 1 of the categories defined in phase I. RESULTS: PCPs referred 78% of eligible children to the RCT. Compared with children declined for referral, referred children had a significantly higher weight (48.4 lb vs 46.1 lb; P < .001) and BMI percentile (97.6 vs 97.0; P < .001). Eleven categories for decline were identified in phase I. In phase II, excellent reliability was obtained between each independent sorter and the phase I categories, and also between the 2 independent sorters (κ values, 0.72-1.0). The most common reason for declining was "family not a good fit" (23.6%), followed by "doesn't believe weight is a problem" (13.9%), "family would not be interested" (12%), and "doesn't believe measurement is accurate" (11.5%). Appropriately, exclusionary criteria of the RCT was a reason as well (11.8%). CONCLUSION: The availability of weight management for preschoolers through RCTs appeared to overcome barriers of resources, time, and credible treatment cited in previous studies. However, concerns about the family's response or interest in a weight management program remained barriers, as did PCPs' perceptions about obesity in young children. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov:NCT01546727.
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