Cost-Effectiveness of Family-Based Group Treatment for Child and Parental Obesity | Zendy

Leonard H. Epstein | Zendy; Rocco A. Paluch | Zendy; Brian H. Wrotniak | Zendy; Tinuke Oluyomi Daniel | Zendy; Colleen Kilanowski | Zendy; Denise E. Wilfley | Zendy; Eric Finkelstein | Zendy

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Cost-Effectiveness of Family-Based Group Treatment for Child and Parental Obesity

Author(s) -

Leonard H. Epstein,

Rocco A. Paluch,

Brian H. Wrotniak,

Tinuke Oluyomi Daniel,

Colleen Kilanowski,

Denise E. Wilfley,

Eric Finkelstein

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

childhood obesity

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913

H-Index - 38

eISSN - 2153-2176

pISSN - 2153-2168

DOI - 10.1089/chi.2013.0123

Subject(s) - overweight , medicine , obesity , cost effectiveness , weight loss , pediatrics , psychological intervention , demography , psychiatry , risk analysis (engineering) , sociology

Obesity runs in families, and family-based behavioral treatment (FBT) is associated with weight loss in overweight/obese children and their overweight/obese parents. This study was designed to estimate the costs and cost-effectiveness of FBT compared to separate group treatments of the overweight/obese parent and child (PC).

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