Table 1.

Practice and Facilitator Numbers by Cooperative

Group and MeasureCoop 1Coop 2Coop 3Coop 4Coop 5Coop 6Coop 7Total
Practices
Number participating2452252742052162112541,630
Number having external facilitator2452252742051662112541,580
Facilitators
Number  31  17  17  16  15  39  23  158
Number having ≥4 practices  18  16  17  15  12  19  19  116
Effectiveness of facilitators having ≥4 practicesa
      Number more effective  12    5    6    2    0    6    2  33
      Number less effective    2    3    2    2  11    3    7  30

  • ABS = aspirin use for high-risk patients, blood pressure control, smoking cessation counseling; Coop = cooperative; CPCQ = Change Process Capability Questionnaire.

  • ↵a More effective: ≥75% of facilitator’s practices had improved CPCQ scores and/or ABS performance; less effective: <50% of facilitator’s practices had improved CPCQ scores and/or ABS performance. A total of 53 facilitators who were neither more effective nor less effective were excluded from effectiveness analyses.