TY - JOUR
T1 - Veterans health administration’s MOVE! weight management program
T2 - Primary care clinicians’ perceptions of program implementation
AU - Arigo, Danielle
AU - Funderburk, Jennifer
AU - Hooker, Stephanie
AU - Dundon, Margaret
AU - Evans-Hudnall, Gina
AU - Dubbert, Patricia
AU - Dickinson, Eva Maria
AU - Catanese, Sarah
AU - O’Donohue, Jenny
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Association of Military Surgeons of the U.S. All rights reserved.
PY - 2015/10
Y1 - 2015/10
N2 - The Veterans Health Administration’s MOVE! Program is the largest health care-delivered weight loss intervention in the United States. As a referring clinician’s perceptions and knowledge of health programs may impact implementation, examining perceptions of MOVE! may inform improvements to this and other programs. This study investigated primary care clinician perceptions of MOVE! (n = 754, 50% nurses). Perceived effectiveness ratings were highest for groups with 11 to 25 group members (p < 0.01) and for a combined lecture and support group format (p = 0.026), though session length and several other aspects of delivery were not associated with perceptions of effectiveness. MOVE! staff also rated the program as more effective than did other clinicians (p < 0.01). Many respondents lacked knowledge about program specifics, especially those not involved with MOVE! delivery (vs. those directly involved; p < 0.01). These findings indicate that variety in group size and format is related to perceptions of MOVE! effectiveness,. Also, clinicians not involved with MOVE! may lack knowledge about the program and underestimate its effectiveness, which could negatively affect referral likelihood or enthusiasm expressed to referred patients. Findings highlight opportunities for clarifying perceptions of a weight control program among clinicians in a large health care system.
AB - The Veterans Health Administration’s MOVE! Program is the largest health care-delivered weight loss intervention in the United States. As a referring clinician’s perceptions and knowledge of health programs may impact implementation, examining perceptions of MOVE! may inform improvements to this and other programs. This study investigated primary care clinician perceptions of MOVE! (n = 754, 50% nurses). Perceived effectiveness ratings were highest for groups with 11 to 25 group members (p < 0.01) and for a combined lecture and support group format (p = 0.026), though session length and several other aspects of delivery were not associated with perceptions of effectiveness. MOVE! staff also rated the program as more effective than did other clinicians (p < 0.01). Many respondents lacked knowledge about program specifics, especially those not involved with MOVE! delivery (vs. those directly involved; p < 0.01). These findings indicate that variety in group size and format is related to perceptions of MOVE! effectiveness,. Also, clinicians not involved with MOVE! may lack knowledge about the program and underestimate its effectiveness, which could negatively affect referral likelihood or enthusiasm expressed to referred patients. Findings highlight opportunities for clarifying perceptions of a weight control program among clinicians in a large health care system.
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U2 - 10.7205/MILMED-D-14-00366
DO - 10.7205/MILMED-D-14-00366
M3 - Article
C2 - 26444464
AN - SCOPUS:84943553126
SN - 0026-4075
VL - 180
SP - 1027
EP - 1033
JO - Military Medicine
JF - Military Medicine
IS - 10
ER -