Slide Presentation of the 2007 Annual Meeting of AHRQ

Changes in the Visit with the PDA

• Parental data routinely gathered for major areas of well child visit are determined before the start of the visit for clinician review
• More obesity risk factors assessed than routine visits
  • Clinician can expand on topics
  • Can support good choices
• Prepares parent for discussion
  • Concerns re common topics
  • Clear than eating and activity important to clinician
  • Readiness to make change for child's eating and activity
• Efficient use of visit time
  • Completed in 3-4 minutes
  • Children often have hearing/vision screening in this age group and can complete then.