Lauren Fiechtner1,2, Desiree Sierra Velez2, Sujata G Ayala1, Ines Castro1, Jeanne Lindros3, Meghan Perkins1, Alison Baker3, Jeremiah Salmon3, Vincent Biggs4, Gerri Cannon-Smith5, Justin D Smith6, Meg Simione1, Steven L Gortmaker7, Elsie M Taveras1. 1. Divisions of Pediatric Health Outcomes Research, MassGeneral Hospital for Children, Boston, MA, USA. 2. Divisions of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, MassGeneral Hospital for Children, Boston, MA, USA. 3. Institute for Healthy Childhood Weight, American Academy of Pediatrics, Itasca, IL, USA. 4. Pediatrics, Holyoke Health Center, Holyoke, MA, USA. 5. Innovative Health Strategies, Brandon, MS, USA. 6. Division of Health Systems Innovation and Research, Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Utah Eccles School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. 7. Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Abstract
Background: Despite evidence that offering multidisciplinary treatment for children with obesity is effective, access to evidence-based pediatric weight management interventions (PWMIs) is limited. The Healthy Weight Clinic PWMI is a multidisciplinary approach in primary care that improves BMI among children with a BMI ≥ 85th percentile. Objective: To describe the method by which we will evaluate the adoption, acceptability, and feasibility of integrating and implementing a multidisciplinary Healthy Weight Clinic (HWC) into primary care. Design/ Methods: We used the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) domains and constructs to inform our implementation strategies. We will use a Type III hybrid effectiveness-implementation design to test our implementation strategies and improvement in BMI. Sources of data collection will include qualitative interviews with patient caregivers, HWC staff and surveys with HWC staff, patient caregivers, and electronic health record data. Our outcomes are guided by the Reach Effectiveness Adoption Implementation Maintenance (RE-AIM) framework. Results: We identified all five CFIR domains as integral for successful implementation. Some strategies to address barriers within these domains include online self-paced training modules for the HWC staff, a virtual learning collaborative, and engagement of site leadership. Outcomes will be measured at the patient and pilot site levels, and they will include patients reached, patient health outcomes such as BMI and quality of life, level of adoption, acceptability, feasibility, and sustainability of the PWMI. Conclusion: Our use of implementation science frameworks in the planning of Healthy Weight Clinic PWMI could create a sustainable and effective program for dissemination.
Background: Despite evidence that offering multidisciplinary treatment for children with obesity is effective, access to evidence-based pediatric weight management interventions (PWMIs) is limited. The Healthy Weight Clinic PWMI is a multidisciplinary approach in primary care that improves BMI among children with a BMI ≥ 85th percentile. Objective: To describe the method by which we will evaluate the adoption, acceptability, and feasibility of integrating and implementing a multidisciplinary Healthy Weight Clinic (HWC) into primary care. Design/ Methods: We used the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) domains and constructs to inform our implementation strategies. We will use a Type III hybrid effectiveness-implementation design to test our implementation strategies and improvement in BMI. Sources of data collection will include qualitative interviews with patient caregivers, HWC staff and surveys with HWC staff, patient caregivers, and electronic health record data. Our outcomes are guided by the Reach Effectiveness Adoption Implementation Maintenance (RE-AIM) framework. Results: We identified all five CFIR domains as integral for successful implementation. Some strategies to address barriers within these domains include online self-paced training modules for the HWC staff, a virtual learning collaborative, and engagement of site leadership. Outcomes will be measured at the patient and pilot site levels, and they will include patients reached, patient health outcomes such as BMI and quality of life, level of adoption, acceptability, feasibility, and sustainability of the PWMI. Conclusion: Our use of implementation science frameworks in the planning of Healthy Weight Clinic PWMI could create a sustainable and effective program for dissemination.
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Keywords:
childhood obesity; implementation; primary care
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