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Table 1 Characteristics of the of the Pfizer-FRQS-MSSS funded programs

From: The prevention and management of chronic disease in primary care: recommendations from a knowledge translation meeting

Program

Sites

Target population

Health professionals in interdisciplinary team

Basis for self-management program

Study design

Evaluation method

P1. Implementation and evaluation of an integrated primary care network for prevention and management of chronic pain

4 CSSS

Inclusion: low back pain <1 year, exclusion: severe dependence, mental of cognitive problems; Covered by CSST or SAAQ

Doctor, nurse, psychologist, physiotherapist

Stanford model 5A program

Quasi-experimental multiple pretest/posttest interrupted time series

Mixed methods (triangulation): qualitative (multiple case study) and quantitative

P2. Evaluation of an integrated primary care network for prevention and management for cardiometabolic risk in Montreal

6 CSSS

Inclusion: marginal fasting glycemia, or glucose intolerance, or diabetes treated with diet only, or diabetes treated with monotherapie, or diabetes treated with more than one medication if HbA1c ≤8.0 %; as well as adults with hypertension with BP in the doctor’s office ≥140/90 (if diabetic, with BP ≥130/80)

Nurse, psychologist (or social worker), kinesiologist, nutritionist, pharmacist

 

Quasi-experimental multiple pretest/posttest interrupted time series

Mixed methods (triangulation): qualitative (multiple case study) and quantitative

P3. TRANSforming InTerprofessional clinical practices to improve cardiovascular disease prevention in primary care [10, 11]

8 FMG

Inclusion: multimorbid patients with moderate to high cardiovascular risk

Doctor, nurse, pharmacist, and either a nutritionist, kinesiologist, or psychologist

 

Randomized trial NCT01418716

Development: Participatory research

Impact: qualitative and quantitative, with triangulation

P4. SIID2: intersectoral and interdisciplinary management of type 2 diabetes (http://www.siid2.ca)

1 RLS

Inclusion: 45 years+, all patients at-risk of diabetes (screened with CANRISK) or with diabetes

Doctor, nurse, kinesiologist, social worker, nutritionist, pharmacist,

CCM

Randomized trial

Quantitative (impact and implementation)

Survey

Exclusion: Pregnancy, institutionalized patients, cognitive deficit

P5. PR1MaC: evaluating the integration of chronic disease prevention and management services into primary health care [12]

2 CSSS

Inclusion: patients aged 18 and 75 years with at least one of the following conditions: diabetes, cardiovascular disease, COPD, asthma or risk factors (smoking, obesity, dyslipidemia, glucose intolerance, and metabolic syndrome, sedentarity)

Nurse, kinesiologist, nutritionist, smoking cessation therapist, respiratory therapist

CCM, Stanford

Randomized trial with delayed intervention arm, before-and-after design with repeated measures, and quasi-experimental design using a comparative cohort NCT01319656

Realist evaluation and practical participatory approach (implementation)

Quantitative (impact)

Exclusion: patients with serious cognitive problems

P6. VISAGES: implementation and evaluation of a pragmatic intervention of case management and self-management support for frequent users [13]

2 CSSS

Inclusion: high users of hospital services, aged 18–80 years with diabetes, cardiovascular disease, respiratory diseases, musculoskeletal diseases and/or chronic pain

Doctor, nurse, psychologist, social worker, kinesiologist, nutritionist, pharmacist

Stanford model

Implementation analysis, Randomized trial with delayed intervention arm NCT01719991

Realist evaluation and practical participatory approach (implementation)

Exclusion: severe mental health or cognitive problems

4 FMG

Qualitative and quantitative (impact)

Cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analysis

Economic analysis

P7. Self management of health within the territory of Rocher-percé

2 CSSS

Inclusion: patients aged 18 and over with ≥1 chronic conditions (diabetes, COPD, cardiovascular disease, kidney failure) and related risk factors (obesity, hypercholesterolemia, HT etc.)

Nurse, kinesiologist, nutritionist

Home made

Quasi-experimental multiple pretest/posttest interrupted time series

Collaborative research with developmental approach

Mixed methods for efficacy (triangulation): qualitative and quantitative

Qualitative (implementation)

Exclusion: severe dependence, cognitive problems, decompensated cardiac insufficiency, stage 3–4 COPD, Severe uncontrolled HT

  1. CSSS health and social service centres, FMG family medicine group, CSST health and occupational safety commission, SAAQ automobile insurance society of Quebec, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, RLS local service network