Estimated Costs and Cost-Effectiveness of a Pediatric Weight Management Program
In this economic evaluation of a pediatric weight management program, the Connect for Health program was estimated to be cost-effective. These findings are important for health care systems that serve children who are less likely to receive obesity-related care in making decisions about program adoption.
Authors
- Kelsey A. Egan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5802-4502)
- Meg Simione (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2636-9714)
- Chin Hur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2819-7576)
- Elsie M. Taveras (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6158-2807)
- Caroline J. Kistin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5575-1552)
- Sophie Wagner
- William G. Adams
- Sheila Kelly
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Boston Medical Center (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Brown University (US)
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-05-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.10087
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00