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. 2016 Mar 30;10(4):831–839. doi: 10.1177/1932296816639610

Table 1.

Care and Content Code Definitions and Examples.

Text content category Text includes Examples
Care codes
Behavioral intervention An interaction intended to influence patient or caregiver behavior and not directly related to coordinating care or accessing resources. Positive reinforcement, parent training, problem solving, coaching
Care coordination An interaction related to ensuring that patient is receiving the recommended medical care. Scheduling, assisting with supply access
Case management An interaction related to helping the family access requested resources and/or interface with other nonmedical providers/organizations Interfacing with mental health, school, child protective resources
Content codes
Positive interaction Praising desired behaviors, thanking, validating. “Great job checking your BGLs!”
Care interaction Sending reminders/requests directly related to diabetes management. “Remember to send carb count.”
Checking in Requesting information that is unrelated to medical care “How was school today?”
Problem solving Providing and assessing value of potential solutions “One option would be to call 911.”
Coaching Providing directions related to ongoing skills training “Take a deep breath.”
Scheduling Communicating related to scheduling or attending an appointment “We’ll see your endo at 3pm.”
Providing information Offering information unrelated to other content codes “The food bank opens at 9am.”
Rapport building Attempts to build rapport that don’t clearly fit other content codes “Enjoy the weather!”
Strategic questioning Guiding decision-making through use of questions. “Which support could you call?”
Tech fun Sending memes, pictures, emoticons, or videos “☺”
Empathizing/normalizing Displaying empathy or attempting to normalize experiences “Parenting can be stressful!”