Table 2. Meeting Frequency, Number, Planning Materials, Format, and Physical Activity, 12 Veterans Administration MOVE! Weight Management Programs, 2010.

VHA Facility	Meeting Frequency	Length, h	No. of Sessionsa	Planning Materialsb	Presentation Formatc	Physical Activityd
1	1 Meeting only	2	1	MOVE! handouts, professional knowledgee, veteran feedbackf	Interactive	No
2	Weekly	1	12	MOVE! handouts, guest speaker	Didactic	Yes
3	Monthly	2	12	MOVE! handouts, guest speakerg	Didactic	No
4	Weekly	2	8	MOVE! handouts, professional knowledgee, veteran feedbackf	Interactive	Yes
5	Weekly	2	4	MOVE! handouts, professional knowledgee, veteran feedbackf	Interactive	No
6	Weekly	1	8	MOVE! handouts, veteran feedbackf, guest speakerg	Didactic	No
7	Weekly	1	7	MOVE! handouts, professional knowledgee	Didactic	No
8	Weekly	1.5	9	MOVE! handouts, professional knowledgee, veteran feedbackf	Didactic	Yes
9	Every other week	1	9	MOVE! sessions, other WM program, professional knowledgee	Didactic	Yes
10	Weekly	1	4	MOVE! handouts, professional knowledgee	Didactic	Yes
11	Weekly	1.5	8	MOVE! session, veteran feedbackf	Didactic	Yes
12	Weekly	1.5	12	MOVE! handouts, other WM program, professional knowledgee	Interactive	No

Abbreviation: VHA, Veterans Health Administration; WM, weight management.

^a Number of group sessions per class cycle.

^b Materials used to plan group program sessions.

^c Method in which group session information is presented. Didactic involves lecture for presentation of materials; interactive focuses on group discussion and activities.

^d Whether program staff involved participants in physical activity as part of MOVE! group sessions.

^e Knowledge of the coordinator or any MOVE! interdisciplinary staff.

^f Any participant feedback, whether gathered formally (eg, program evaluations) or informally (eg, 1-on-1 discussions).

^g Any person not considered part of the MOVE! program who leads group sessions.