Journal article
Childhood obesity in secondary care: National prospective audit of australian pediatric practice
M Campbell, HE Bryson, AMH Price, M Wake, GD Epi
Academic Pediatrics | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC | Published : 2013
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: In many countries, pediatricians offer skilled secondary care for children with conditions more challenging than can readily be managed in the primary care sector, but the extent to which this sector engages with the detection and management of obesity remains largely unexplored. This study aimed to audit the prevalence, diagnosis, patient, and consultation characteristics of obesity in Australian pediatric practices. METHODS: This was a national prospective patient audit in Australia. During the course of 2 weeks, members of the Australian Paediatric Research Network prospectively recorded consecutive outpatient consultations by using a brief standardized data collection form. Me..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
We thank the APRN Steering Committee and Regional Representatives for assisting with the CAPS design and implementation, and all the APRN members who took part in this project. The APRN is funded by the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute and by the Paediatric and Child Health Division of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. Research at the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute is supported by the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program. M.C. and A.M.H.P. were supported by NHMRC Capacity Building Grant 436914 and M.W. by NHMRC Career Development Award 546405.