Table 1.
Description of VA MOVE! Stepped Care for Weight Managementa
| Treatment Component | Description |
|---|---|
| Assessment | Multi-factorial assessment of food and beverage intake, physical activity habits, as well as personal and family history, self-efficacy, self perceptions, and readiness to change with regard to weight management (e.g., using the 23-item MOVE!23 questionnaire) |
| Individual or group self-management support | On-going multi-disciplinary group meetings with individual consultation as indicated |
| Pharmacologic Agents | Addition of pharmacologic agents |
| MOVE! Intensive | Medically-intensive weight management interventions |
| Bariatric Surgery | Bariatric surgery; follow-up care |