Table 4.
Impact of PM Support on Secondary Outcomes Following the Intervention
| Control | Intervention | p* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PMA Support | PMA + Education | |||
| Smokers receiving nicotine replacement therapy (%) | 6.2 | 7.5 | 8.7 | < 0.001 |
| Panel assigned patients enrolled in Telehealth** (%) | 2.8 | 3.6 | 4.2 | <0.001 |
| Obese hypertensive patients attending 1 or more MOVE!** sessions (%) | 15.7 | 16.2 | 16.8 | 0.04 |
| Smoking or hypertensive patients with a PC visit in the last 12 months (%) | 87.0 | 87.0 | 87.3 | 0.89 |
| Smoking or hypertensive patients with a PC visit in the last 6 months (%) | 74.0 | 74.0 | 72.5 | 0.24 |
*Adjusted logistic regression models controlling for clustering (PCP assignment)
**Telehealth is a telephone based monitoring and management program for patients with chronic illness at the VA; MOVE! is the VA’s weight management program