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Table 2 Treatment fidelity during prenatal and postpartum counseling sessions in the Community-Based Intergenerational Oral Health Intervention Study “Baby Smiles”

From: Treatment fidelity of brief motivational interviewing and health education in a randomized clinical trial to promote dental attendance of low-income mothers and children: Community-Based Intergenerational Oral Health Study “Baby Smiles”

  

Number of specific MI counseling behaviors used during session

Average MI competence rating (range = 1-5)

  

MI participants

HE participants

MI participants

Study phase

Counselor #

n

Mean (SD)

Min - Max

n

Mean (SD)

Min - Max

n

Mean (SD)

Min - Max

Prenatal

1

6

24.3 (6.0)

16 - 33

4

0.0 (−)

0 - 0

6

3.0 (−)

3.0 - 3.0

2

5

33.2 (3.7)

27 - 36

5

0.4 (0.5)

0 - 1

5

3.0 (−)

3.0 - 3.0

3

13

19.7 (5.1)

9 - 30

8

2.8 (1.6)

0 - 5

13

3.0 (0.04)

3.0 - 3.1

4

10

24.0 (6.1)

14 - 32

10

0.3 (0.5)

0 - 1

10

3.1 (0.1)

3.0 - 3.2

5

10

24.4 (3.4)

16 - 28

10

4.0 (1.6)

1 - 7

10

3.0 (0.1)

2.9 - 3.1

Postpartum

1

13

25.5 (3.3)

19 - 29

7

1.0 (1.4)

0 - 4

13

3.0 (0.05)

3.0 - 3.2

2

9

20.1 (4.9)

12 - 26

4

0.0 (−)

0 - 0

9

3.0 (0.1)

2.7 - 3.2

3

12

11.3 (2.4)

6 - 15

8

0.4 (0.7)

0 - 2

12

3.0 (0.1)

3.0 - 3.2

4

16

13.3 (4.5)

6 - 23

5

0.2 (0.4)

0 - 1

16

3.0 (0.1)

3.0 - 3.2

5

5

12.0 (1.6)

10 - 14

1

0.0 (−)

0 - 0

5

3.0 (−)

3.0 - 3.0

 

6

19

23.5 (5.9)

13 - 33

7

0.1 (0.4)

0 - 1

19

3.1 (0.1)

3.0 - 3.2

  1. MI = Motivational interviewing.
  2. HE = Health education.