Patient Retention in Pediatric Weight Management Programs in the United States: Analyses of Data from the Pediatrics Obesity Weight Evaluation Registry

Objective: Meeting recommended provider contact hours in multicomponent pediatric weight management (PWM) programs is difficult when patient retention is low. Our objective was to examine associations between individual patient characteristics, program characteristics, and patient retention. Methods: Using the Pediatric Obesity Weight Evaluation Registry, a prospective longitudinal study of 32 PWM programs, we included children (≤18 years; n =...