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1. Predictors of Attrition From a Behavior Change–Based Pediatric Lifestyle Changes Program for Overweight/Obese Youth.

Author

Faus, Amy L. and Leibowitz, Karen L.

Subjects
*PREVENTION of childhood obesity, *BEHAVIOR modification, *CHI-squared test, *HEALTH behavior, *HEALTH promotion, *INSURANCE, *MULTIVARIATE analysis, *SCALE analysis (Psychology), *STATISTICS, *T-test (Statistics), *WEIGHT loss, *LOGISTIC regression analysis, *BODY mass index, *PATIENT dropouts, *DATA analysis software
Abstract

The article presents a study on a behavior change-based pediatric lifestyle changes program designed for overweight/obese youths and determines predictors of attrition from pediatric weight management programs. Topics include the Healthy ME: Pediatric Lifestyle Changes program, the results which show that non-Hispanic ethnicity, lower resting blood pressure, and no-showed appointments are predictors of attrition for the Healthy ME program, and the importance of communication and follow-up.

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2015
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