Implementing Centering Parenting Model With an Urban Pediatric Population to Measure and Improve Clinical Outcomes and Parent Satisfaction.

Introduction: For CenteringParenting-a patient-centered, group family approach to child health-this study aimed to determine how the CenteringParenting model affects clinical outcomes compared with the traditional well-child care model and how the CenteringParenting model affect parent satisfaction as compared with the traditional well-child care model. This study was conducted at the Children's Health Center in West Reading, PA-a single-site pediatric practice that serves primarily an inner city with a population currently at 95,112.

Method: Quantitative data collection was obtained from a retrospective chart review for both groups of patients to obtain outcome data.