A randomized trial of practice facilitation to improve the delivery of chronic illness care in primary care: initial and sustained effects

Table 3 ACIC Scores at three waves

	Wave 1: baseline	Wave 2	Wave 3
Initial intervention
ACIC score	5.59 (1.89)	6.33 (1.50)*	6.60 (1.94)
ACIC category (#clinics)
Basic support	n = 9 (47.4%)	n = 3 (15.8%)	n = 5 (26.3%)
Good support	n = 9 (47.4%)	n = 14 (73.7%)	n = 11 (57.9%)
Fully supported	n = 1 (5.3%)	n = 2 (10.5%)	n = 3 (15.8%)
Delayed intervention (Controls)
ACIC score	5.56 (1.54)	5.27 (1.62)	5.99 (1.76)
ACIC category
Basic support	N = 7 (36.8%)	N = 9 (47.4%)	N = 5 (27.8%)
Good support	N = 10 (52.6%)	N = 9 (77.4%)	N = 11 (57.9%)
Fully supported	N = 2 (10.5%)	N = 1 (5.3%)	N = 3 (16.7%)

*Wave 1 to Wave 2 paired t-test = −2.38 (p = .02), mean difference 0.75 (S.D.1.36), 95% CI of the difference 0.09, 1.40.

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