Health Services and Primary Care Research Study
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Description
Presents the results of a study in 36 rural primary care practices, including rural health clinics and Federally Qualified Health Clinics, comparing Medicare Fee for Service behavioral therapy for obesity delivered to individual clients in clinics to in-clinic group visits delivered by clinical providers; and phone-based group visits delivered by a centralized provider. Participants included 1407 adults from rural areas over a 24 month period with a goal to identify the most effective therapy for rural settings.
Author(s)
Peter Mendel, Courtney A. Gidengil, Andrada Tomoaia-Cotisel, et al.
Date
2021
Type
Document
Organization
RAND Corporation
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Funding · Policy · Primary care · Research methods and resources