Documentation of Asking and Intervention for Health Behaviors in 20 GRIN Practices
| Health Behavior | Mean % (No.) | Range *% |
|---|---|---|
| GRIN = Great Lakes Research Into Practice Network. | ||
| Note: Asking was defined as documented use of ask among all patients making visits. Intervention was defined as documented use of any A past ask (advise, assess, assist, or arrange) among patients identified to be at risk for that behavior. | ||
| * Range across the 20 practices. | ||
| † Number of patients for which ask was documented/number of patient visits. | ||
| ‡ Number of patients for which any A past ask (advise, assess, assist, or arrange) was documented/number of patients identified to be at risk for that behavior. | ||
| § Total number of 4 A’s (advise, assess, assist, or arrange) documented per patient among patients identified to be at risk for that behavior. Possible range of scores: 0 (minimum) to 4 (maximum). | ||
| Ask rate† | ||
| Tobacco use | 81 (791/981) | 0–100 |
| Alcohol use | 57 (559/981) | 0–96 |
| Physical activity | 48 (471/981) | 2–96 |
| Diet | 47 (457/981) | 4–98 |
| Any intervention rate‡ | ||
| Tobacco use | 35 (61/174) | 0–100 |
| Alcohol use | 35 (10/29) | 0–75 |
| Physical activity | 72 (146/204) | 15–100 |
| Diet | 85 (181/213) | 56–100 |
| All intervention score§ | ||
| Tobacco use | 0.7 | 0–2.5 |
| Alcohol use | 0.7 | 0–2.0 |
| Physical activity | 1.2 | 0.3–3.3 |
| Diet | 1.8 | 1.2–3.7 |