Table 4.

Percentage of Encounters Where Nurses Discussed Recommended Counseling Topics or Demonstrated Counseling Skills (N = 40 Encounters Evaluated)

Content area	Topic discussed/counseling skill demonstrated	%
Discussion of study	Introduces or summarizes study	40
Discussion of stage of change	Describes current physical activity and diet stage of change	20
Discussion of behavioral topics	Addressed at least 1 behavioral topic in relation to physical activity	60
	Addressed at least 1 behavioral topic in relation to a low fat diet	58
Past experiences	Asks participants about present/past physical activity and diet experiences	20
Goal setting	Reviews goal sheet and helps participant select physical activity goals	83
	Reviews goal sheet and helps participant select dietary goals	88
Self-efficacy	Assesses participant's physical activity goal self-efficacy	23
	Assesses participant's diet goal self-efficacy	15
Summary	Clarification of physical activity goals	48
	Clarification of diet goals	50
Emphasizes feasibility of goals	Discusses feasible and realistic progress in physical activity	20
	Discusses feasible and realistic progress in diet	13