Impact of an American board of pediatrics maintenance of certification (MOC) on weight-related counseling at well-child check-ups.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The Healthy Weight Counseling Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program integrates pediatrician training and clinic changes to promote use of evidence-based, diet and physical activity (PA) health messages and counseling strategies. This interrupted time series study assessed the impact of this MOC program on provision of weight-related counseling.

Methods

We randomly selected 10-15 well-child visit charts at three time points before and three time points after 102 Georgia pediatricians began the MOC in 2012-2015. Linear binomial regression compared the frequency of behavior-change goal setting and health messaging documentation (fruit/vegetable consumption, sugar-sweetened beverage consumption, out-of-home food consumption, PA, and screen time) before and after M

SUBMITTER: Cheung PC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6289845 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature