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

Table 5.

Differences by Prior PACT Training

Prior training No Prior training p value
N = 125 N = 228
Participation in Virtual Collaborative activities
 Attended 5-7 virtual sessions 70 (56 %) 121 (58 %) 0.77
 Met every 2 weeks or more 75 (60 %) 83 (42 %) 0.002
 Met for 60 min or more 18 (15 %) 21 (14 %) 0.73
 High team meeting dose 42 (36 %) 42 (28 %) 0.16
 Full VC experience 36 (29 %) 34 (15 %) 0.002
Usefulness (% who agree or strongly agree)
 Virtual sessions are a good use of time 67 (55 %) 77 (39 %) 0.005
 Virtual session presentations useful 79 (65 %) 96 (48 %) 0.004
 Virtual session stories and examples useful 85 (70 %) 110 (55 %) 0.01
 Virtual session polls useful 69 (57 %) 87 (44 %) 0.03
 Team meetings help with PACT implementation 83 (71 %) 73 (48 %) < 0.001
 Team meetings a good use of time 86 (74 %) 74 (49 %) < 0.001
 Homework helps with PACT implementation 26 (25 %) 29 (20 %) 0.42
 Homework a good use of time 24 (23 %) 22 (15 %) 0.14
 Coaches are useful resource 55 (51 %) 58 (44 %) 0.23
 SharePoint is useful resource 61 (55 %) 64 (43 %) 0.05
 VC Coordinator is useful resource 66 (62 %) 48 (36 %) < 0.001
Impact (% who agree or strongly agree)
 Increased knowledge of PACT 82 (66 %) 120 (63 %) 0.62
 Increased awareness of PACT at facility 72 (58 %) 93 (49 %) 0.12
 Increased communication with other Primary Care teams 68 (54 %) 70 (37 %) 0.002
 Increased access to people who can answer PACT questions 76 (61 %) 82 (43 %) 0.002
 Increased access to resources related to PACT 88 (70 %) 95 (50 %) < 0.001
 Think participating in VC is worthwhile for someone in role 73 (58 %) 75 (40 %) 0.001
 Participating is helping team put PACT concepts into action 63 (50 %) 63 (33 %) 0.003
Acceptability (% who agree or strongly agree)
 VC format is an acceptable alternative to off-site training 73 (58 %) 95 (50 %) 0.16
 Feel I am getting the same training through VC as through off-site 61 (49 %) 70 (37 %) 0.04
 Participation in VC has not interfered with my work 52 (42 %) 57 (30 %) 0.04
 I like that the VC provides training in small doses 76 (61 %) 91 (48 %) 0.03