Appendix Table 4. Criteria for Interventions Judged to Be Relevant or Feasible to Primary Care
| Variable |
Criteria |
| Whom targeted? |
Involve individual-level identification of being a patient
or being in need of intervention |
| Who delivered? |
Usually involve primary care clinicians (physicians in
family practice, internal medicine,
obstetrics-gynecology, pediatrics, general
practitioner); other physicians, nurses, nurse
practitioners, physician assistants, or related clinical
staff (dietitians, health educators, other counselors)
in a direct or indirect way; or, at least, the
participant would see the intervention as connected
to the health care system |
| How delivered? |
To individuals or in small groups (#15 persons); does
not involve only or primarily group-level
interventions outside the primary care setting to
achieve behavioral changes; generally involves no
more than 8 group sessions, and an intervention
period no longer than 12 months |
| Where delivered? |
Could be delivered anywhere (including via the Web,
interactive technologies, and in the home) if linked
to primary care as above |
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