Characteristics of Prescription for Health Projects
| PBRN | Behaviors Addressed | Target Population | Activation Point | Tools | Techniques |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PBRN = practice-based research network; PDA = personal digital assistant (ie, handheld computers); 5 A’s = ask, advise, agree, assist, arrange; BMI = body mass index; UCSF = University of California at San Francisco. | |||||
| Alabama Practice Based Research Network (APBRN) | Diet, tobacco | Adult | Clinician | PDA, health advisor/coach | 5 A’s, motivational interviewing, goal setting/action plan, community links, e-mail follow-up |
| Clinicians Enhancing Child Health (CECH) | Activity, diet, tobacco, drinking | Adolescent (12–18 years) | Clinician, patient | PDA, health advisor/coach, educational materials, patient assessment/screen | 5 A’s, motivational interviewing, goal setting/action plan, community links, e-mail follow-up, clinician training |
| Colorado Research Network (CaReNet), High Plains Research Network (HPRN) | Activity, diet | Adult | Clinician, staff, patient | Pedometer, patient assessment/screen, activity/nutrition logs, prescription pad | Clinician/staff modeling of behavior change, goal setting/action plan, telephone follow-up |
| Dartmouth-Northern New England COOP Project | Activity, diet, tobacco, drinking | Adult | Patient, practice, health plan, community | Web site, registry, patient assessment/screen, vital signs | 5 A’s, goal setting/action plan, community links, group visits, telephone follow-up, e-mail follow-up, motivational interviewing |
| Great Lakes Research Into Practice Network (GRIN) | Activity, diet, tobacco, drinking | Adult | Practice, nurseconsultant | Practice assessment, consultant | 5 A’s, practice consultation, goal setting/action plan |
| Kentucky Ambulatory Network (KAN) | Activity, tobacco | Adult | Patient | Prescription pad, health advisor/coach, activity/nutrition logs, educational materials, patient assessment/screen | Community program, goal setting/action plan, telephone follow-up |
| Midwest Nursing Centers Consortium Research Network (MNCCRN) | Activity, diet | Adult | Clinician, patient | Pedometer, nutrition/activity logs, health advisor/coach, patient assessment/screen | Group visits, goal setting/action plan, community links, telephone follow-up |
| Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians Research Network (MAFPRN) | Activity, diet, tobacco, drinking | Adult | Patient, staff | Web site, health advisor/coach, educational materials, vital signs, patient assessment/screen | Motivational interviewing, community links, telephone follow-up, e-mail follow-up, clinician training, external personnel |
| New England Clinicians Forum (NECF) | Tobacco, drinking | Adult | Clinician, staff | Health advisor/coach, educational materials, vital signs, patient assessment/screen | Brief intervention, scheduled follow-up visit, clinician training |
| Northwest Ohio Primary Care Research Network (NOPCRN) | Activity, diet | Adult | Clinician, patient | PDA, pedometer, activity/nutrition logs, patient assessment/screen | Goal setting/action plan, telephone follow-up, clinician training |
| Pediatric PitNet | Activity, diet | Children (8–12 years) | Clinician, staff, parent | BMI chart, health advisor/coach, vital signs, educational materials, activity/nutrition logs, patient assessment/screen | Motivational interviewing, community links, goal setting/action plan, group visits, clinician training |
| Pediatric Practice Research Group (PPRG) | Activity, diet | Children (2–10 years) | Practice, patient, parent | PDA, wall chart, educational materials, vital signs, patient assessment/screen, practice assessment | Practice consultation, clinician training |
| Penn State Ambulatory Research Network (PSARN) | Activity, diet | Adult | Staff, patient | Health advisor/coach, registry, educational materials, patient assessment/screen | Motivational interviewing, goal setting/action plan, community links, telephone follow-up, e-mail follow-up, external personnel |
| Research Association of Practices (RAP) | Activity, diet, tobacco, drinking | Adult | Clinician, staff, patient | Web site, prescription pad, educational materials, patient assessment/screen, practice assessment | Motivational interviewing, community links |
| Virginia Ambulatory Care Outcomes Research Network (ACORN) | Activity, diet, tobacco, drinking | Adult | Clinician, patient | Web site, patient assessment/screen, educational materials | Community links |
| Virginia Practice Support and Research Network (VaPSRN) | Diet, tobacco | Adult and adolescent | Clinician | PDA, vital signs, patient assessment/screen, practice assessment | Motivational interviewing |
| UCSF/Stanford Collaborative Research Network (CRN) | Activity, diet, tobacco | Adult | Clinician | Patient assessment/screen | Goal setting/action plan, clinician training, external personnel |