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Table 2 Motivational interviewing skills (assessed with the MITI) comparing the intervention group and control group

From: Process evaluation of a tailored intervention programme of cardiovascular risk management in general practices

 

Intervention group at baseline

Intervention group at follow-up

Control group at baseline

Control group at follow-up

P value

Global scores (scale 1–5)

(Should be above 3.5)

2.1 (n = 17)

2.4 (n = 17)

2.3 (n = 14)

2.2 (n = 13)

0.169

Behavioural coding (percentage open questions)

(Should be above 35%)

17.3 (n = 17)

20.5 (n = 17)

25.0 (n = 14)

13.4 (n = 13)

0.009*

Reflection (percentage complex reflections)

(Should be above 40%)

60.5 (n = 14)

27.1 (n = 17)

56.9 (n = 11)

9.1 (n = 12)

0.374

Information given

MI adherent (number of scored comments)

6.5 (n = 16)

5.7 (n = 15)

5.8 (n = 14)

7.9 (n = 13)

0.467

MI non-adherent (number of scored comments)

(Should be twice maximum)

6.3 (n = 16)

7.7 (n = 17)

5.6 (n = 14)

9.4 (n = 13)

0.474

  1. Numbers between brackets = number of records which were scored by the trainers
  2. Abbreviations: MITI Motivational Interviewing Treatment Integrity
  3. *p < 0.05 = difference between intervention group and control group, controlled for baseline scores