Comparing Three Ways to Offer a Weight Management Program to Patients Living in Rural Areas: The RE-POWER 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 with an in-clinic group visit delivered by clinical providers; and phone-based group visits delivered by a centralized provider. Participants included 1,407 adults from rural areas over a 24 month period with the goal to identify the most effective therapy for rural settings.
Author(s)
Christie A. Befort, Jeffrey J. VanWormer, Cyrus DeSouza, et al.
Date
2021
Type
Document
Organization
Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Tagged as
Federally Qualified Health Centers · Medicare · Obesity and weight control · Rural Health Clinics · Telehealth