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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Patient Educ Couns. 2013 Aug 23;93(3):10.1016/j.pec.2013.08.017. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2013.08.017

Table 4.

How helpful did you find the website in…

% answering “fairly helpful or “very helpful”
Understanding the importance of counseling about nutrition and physical activity 67
Learning how to ask open ended rather than closed ended questions 81
Learning how to use reflections instead of questions 81
Learning how to praise 76
Learning to avoid giving advice without permission 71
Learning to avoid showing disapproval 57
Learning to avoid confronting patients when the disagree 48
Learning to “ask” patients what they think about their weight 76
Learning to “advise” patients to attain a healthy weight 62
Learning to “assess” patients’ willingness to work on their weight 67
Learning how to “assist” patients in making weight-related changes 57
Learning to “arrange” a follow up visit to discuss weight 67
Learning how to ask parents to leave the room and allow you to talk to the adolescent in private 33
Learning to communicate confidentiality to adolescents 38