Table 2.
Program volume, offerings, and staff support of MOVE! programs at VHA medical centers by participant engagement (N = 321,624)
| Overall | MOVE! visits in the first year of program participation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2‐5 | 6 or more | P value | ||
| Number of participants | 321,624 | 138,013 (42.9%) | 107,724 (33.5%) | 75,887 (23.6%) | … |
| Patients seen each year, median (IQR) | 1,012 (592‐1,699) | 1,095 (598‐1,854) | 951 (580‐1,589) | 975 (598‐1,500) | < 0.001a |
| New patients seen each year, median (IQR) | 746 (455‐1,223) | 790 (481‐1,378) | 686 (440‐1,182) | 738 (440‐1,132) | < 0.001a |
| Program offerings, n (%) | |||||
| Intensive medical treatment | 69,787 (21.8) | 30,418 (22.1) | 22,619 (21.1) | 16,750 (22.2) | < 0.001b |
| Weight loss medications | 245,777 (76.4) | 103,852 (75.3) | 82,304 (76.4) | 59,621 (78.6) | < 0.001b |
| Bariatric surgery | 154,481 (48.2) | 67,800 (49.2) | 48,926 (45.6) | 37,755 (49.9) | < 0.001b |
| Staff support, median (IQR), h/wk c | |||||
| Administrative | 10.0 (4.0‐20.0) | 8.0 (4.0‐20.0) | 10.0 (4.0‐20.0) | 10.0 (4.0‐24.0) | < 0.001a |
| Primary care | 6.0 (0.5‐25.3) | 6.0 (0.5‐25.3) | 6.0 (0.5‐26.0) | 6.0 (0.5‐25.3) | < 0.001a |
| Behavioral health | 4.0 (1.3‐10.0) | 3.5 (1.0‐10.0) | 3.7 (1.2‐10.0) | 4.5 (1.5‐12.0) | < 0.001a |
| Dietitian | 34.0 (19.0‐65.0) | 34.0 (20.0‐65.0) | 32.0 (18.0‐64.0) | 35.0 (20.0‐65.5) | < 0.001a |
| Physical activity | 2.0 (0.5‐9.0) | 2.0 (0.5‐9.0) | 2.0 (0.5‐9.0) | 2.0 (0.6‐9.0) | < 0.001a |
a
Kruskal‐Wallis one‐way ANOVA.
b
χ2 test.
c
Staff support defined as number of hours worked per week on MOVE! program–related tasks.
IQR, interquartile range.