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Table 1 Meta-factors included in configurational analyses

From: Facility-level conditions leading to higher reach: a configurational analysis of national VA weight management programming

Factor Name

Description

MOVE! Coordinatora

0 = None; 1 = “MINIMAL” (≤ 10 h/week); 2 = “MODERATE” (11–20 h/week); 3 = “HIGH” (21–30 h/week); 4 = “VERY HIGH_NOT FULLTIME” (< 100 % FTE; ≥31 h/week); 5 = “VERY HIGH_FULLTIME” (100 % FTE; ≥31 h/week)

Physician Championb

0 = None; 1 = “NEAR ZERO” Not Funded_Minimal Activity (0 FTE; < 1 h/week); 2 = “FUNDED BUT NOT ACTIVE” Funded_Minimal Activity (10–25 % FTE; < 1 h/week); 3 = “UNFUNDED BUT ACTIVE” Not Funded_Moderate Activity (0 FTE; 1–5 h/week); 4 = “FUNDED AND ACTIVE” Funded_Moderate-High Activity (≥ 10 % FTE; 1–5 h/week); 5 = “HIGHLY ACTIVE” (≥ 6 h/week)

Access to Weight Loss Medicationsc

1 = Weight loss meds NOT routinely considered AND prescriber NOT available; 2 = Weight loss meds NOT routinely considered but prescriber is available; 3 = Weight loss meds routinely considered but prescriber NOT available; 4 = Weight loss meds routinely considered AND prescriber available

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  2. aBased on 3 survey questions: Q7. Does your facility currently have a permanent MOVE! Coordinator? (YES/NO); Q11. How much dedicated time is allotted for the MOVE! Coordinator role at your facility? (Select 1 of 6 listed options); and Q12. On average, how much time does the MOVE! Coordinator spend on the MOVE! Program each week? (Select 1 of 4 listed options)
  3. bBased on 3 survey questions: Q13. Does your facility have a MOVE! Physician Champion? (YES/NO); Q16. How much dedicated time is allotted for the MOVE! Physician Champion role at your facility? (Select 1 of 6 listed options); and Q18. On average, how much time each week does the Physician Champion devote to the activities listed in the previous question? (Select 1 of 6 listed options)
  4. cBased on 2 survey questions: Q23. Are weight loss medications routinely considered during treatment planning for MOVE! participants at your facility? (YES/NO) and Q24. Is a prescriber available to facilitate access to weight loss medications for patients participating in MOVE! (For example, is there a prescriber who works closely with the MOVE! program)? (YES/NO)