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Table 3 Time spent by facilitators across time categories — all 32 practices randomized to practice facilitation

From: Implementing practice facilitation in research: how facilitators spend their time guiding practices to improve blood pressure control

 

Type of contact or activity

Number of observations

Mean # of minutes per observation (SDc)

Median # of minutes per observation

Range of minutes per observation

Mean time spent per practice in minutes (hours)

Range of minutes (hours)

PF1 UAB 1

(7 practices)

Drive time

75

105 (23)

105

20–150

1123.6 (18.7)

675–1725 (11.3–28.8)

On-site

74

74 (34)

65

30–300

785.7 (13.1)

395–1190 (6.6–19.8)

Phone/email

133

19 (7)

20

5–45

354.3 (5.9)

220–440 (3.7–7.3)

Remote access

0

0

0

0

0

0

PF2 UAB 2

(11 practices)

Drive time

156

149 (57)

150

20–240

2110 (35.2)

960–3510 (16–58.5)

On-site

155

83 (31)

75

10–240

1163.6 (19.4)

910–1430 (15.2–23.8)

Phone/email

639

17 (11)

15

5–115

995 (16.6)

705–1295 (11.8–21.6)

Remote access

2

25 (0)

25

25–25

25 (0.4)

25–25 (0.4–0.4)

PF3 ECU

(9 practices)

Drive time

126

117 (83)

70

40–300

1643.9 (27.4)

315–3600 (5.3–60)

On-site

121

94 (34)

90

15–190

1260 (21.0)

600–1885 (10–31.4)

Phone/email

79

27 (26)

20

5–120

240.6 (4)

20–450 (0.3–7.5)

Remote access

3

75 (40)

60

45–120

112.5 (1.9)

45–180 (0.8–3)

PF4 UNC

(5 practices)

Drive time

59

137 (65)

120

60–270

1614 (26.9)

610–2640 (10.2–44)

On-site

60

102 (53)

90

10–240

1226 (20.4)

785–1860 (13.1–31)

Phone/email

275

13 (8)

10

5–60

740.4 (12.3)

690–857 (11.5–14.3)

Remote access

0

0

0

0

0

0