Table 1 Description of VA MOVE! Stepped Care for Weight Managementa
Treatment Component | Description |
|---|---|
Assessment | Multi-factorial assessment of food and beverage intake, physical activity habits, as well as personal and family history, self-efficacy, self perceptions, and readiness to change with regard to weight management (e.g., using the 23-item MOVE!23 questionnaire) |
Individual or group self-management support | On-going multi-disciplinary group meetings with individual consultation as indicated |
Pharmacologic Agents | Addition of pharmacologic agents |
MOVE! Intensive | Medically-intensive weight management interventions |
Bariatric Surgery | Bariatric surgery; follow-up care |