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CLINICAL PEDIATRICS
Volume 62, Issue 4, Pages 269-275Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/00099228221123381
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obesity; dropout; weight loss
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Early dropout and treatment adherence are major challenges in the treatment of children with obesity. This study aims to identify factors associated with attrition and adherence. Male sex, low parental education, and self-referral to the clinic were correlated with dropout, while older age and the mother's healthy lifestyle were correlated with adherence. Sex, parental education, and referral source may predict treatment attrition. Early recognition of children at risk of attrition may help improve their care.
Early dropout and treatment adherence are main challenges in the treatment of children with obesity. The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with attrition and adherence to weight loss intervention program. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of all the children who entered the program for pediatric weight loss over 5 years and retrieved demographic and clinical characteristics. Attrition and adherence were documented. Ninety-two of the 248 enrolled children (52% women, mean age 11.1 +/- 3.9 years, mean body mass index 31.1 +/- 7 kg/m(2)) dropped out (37%). Dropping out correlated with male sex, low parental education, and self-referral to the clinic (P < .05 for all). Adherence correlated with older age and the mother's healthy lifestyle (P < .05 for all). Sex, parental education, and referral source may predict treatment attrition. Early recognition of children at risk of attrition may help to facilitate better care of those children.
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