Table 1.
Characteristics and implementation indicators of the primary care centers participating in this PVS pilot
| Center A | Center B | Center C | Center D | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population size | 6004 | 5509 | 9915 | 21621 | |
| Age target in the PVS intervention, years | 10–65 | 10–65 | 10–65 | >10 | |
| Participation by professionals Participates/total in centre (%) | Family physicians | 5/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 | 10/11 |
| Nurses | 5/5 | 4/5 | 8/8 | 6/13 | |
| Admission staff | 5/5 | 3/4 | 5/6 | 5/6 | |
| Pediatricians | 1/1 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 0/2 | |
| Midwives | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/2 | ||
| Others | 1/1 | ||||
| Total | 18/18 (100%) | 11/15 (73%) | 21/22 (95%) | 21/34 (61%) | |
| Community agents | Municipalities | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Schools | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| Sport facilities | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Businesses | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Pharmacies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Associations and other agencies | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| Two-year implementation performance indicators | |||||
| A1: % attendees assessed for physical activity, diet and smoking | 3009/3635 (82.8%) (81.5–84.0%) | 1640/2568 (63.7%) (62.0–65.7%) | 3209/5883 (54.5%) (53.3–55.8%) | 3792/10373 (36.6%) (35.6–37.5%) | |
| A2: % of attendees advised on increasing physical activity, improving diet or smoking cessation | 2136 (58.7%) (57.2–60.4%) | 809 (31.5%) (29.7–33.3%) | 2170 (36.9%) (35.6–38.1%) | 2318 (22.3%) (21.5–23.1%) | |
| A4: % of attendees prescribed a behavior change plan | 552 (15.24%) (14.0–16.3%) | 377 (14.7%) (13.3–16.1%) | 406 (6.9%) (6.2–7.5%) | 840 (8.1%) (7.6–8.6%) | |