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. 2014 Apr 9;29(Suppl 2):579–588. doi: 10.1007/s11606-013-2668-x

Table 4.

Differences by Practice Setting

VAMC CBOC p value
N = 168 N = 142
Participation in Virtual Collaborative activities
 Attended 5-7 virtual sessions 94 (56 %) 88 (62 %) 0.28
 Met every 2 weeks or more 92 (55 %) 62 (44 %) 0.05
 Met for 60 min or more 24 (16 %) 13 (12 %) 0.32
 High team meeting dose 59 (40 %) 23 (21 %) 0.001
 Full VC experience 50 (30 %) 19 (13 %) < 0.001
Usefulness (% who agree or strongly agree)
 Virtual sessions are a good use of time 78 (47 %) 57 (41 %) 0.27
 Virtual session presentations useful 96 (58 %) 68 (49 %) 0.11
 Virtual session stories and examples useful 101 (61 %) 85 (61 %) 0.99
 Virtual session polls useful 81 (49 %) 67 (48 %) 0.88
 Team meetings help with PACT implementation 96 (65 %) 55 (50 %) 0.02
 Team meetings a good use of time 98 (66 %) 57 (52 %) 0.02
 Homework helps with PACT implementation 26 (20 %) 28 (25 %) 0.40
 Homework a good use of time 22(17 %) 23 (21 %) 0.53
 Coaches are useful resource 69 (51 %) 42 (42 %) 0.21
 SharePoint is useful resource 65 (48 %) 58 (48 %) 0.92
 VC Coordinator is useful resource 58 (45 %) 53 (49 %) 0.49
Impact (% who agree or strongly agree)
 Increased knowledge of PACT 110 (65 %) 88 (62 %) 0.52
 Increased awareness of PACT at facility 86 (51 %) 76 (54 %) 0.68
 Increased communication with other Primary Care teams 80 (48 %) 56 (39 %) 0.15
 Increased access to people who can answer PACT questions 89 (53 %) 66 (46 %) 0.25
 Increased access to resources related to PACT 103 (61 %) 75 (53 %) 0.13
 Think participating in VC is worthwhile for someone in role 81 (48 %) 66 (46 %) 0.76
 Participating is helping team put PACT concepts into action 68 (40 %) 58 (41 %) 0.95
Acceptability (% who agree or strongly agree)
 VC format is an acceptable alternative to off-site training 89 (53 %) 77 (54 %) 0.83
 Feel I am getting the same training through VC as through off-site 66 (39 %) 64 (45 %) 0.30
 Participation in VC has not interfered with my work 59 (35 %) 50 (35 %) 0.99
 I like that the VC provides training in small doses 91 (54 %) 76 (54 %) 0.91