Table 2.

Example Text for Information Goals Relevant to Adherence

Information Goals	Text
What is new with the patient?	“He was supposed to go to event name. So I want to ask him how that went for him.”
	“Like I need to know what she’s avoiding, what she’s been experiencing, what else is she avoiding”
Who else is seeing the patient?	“Looking for an initial assessment by his prescribes…but it’s finally notated in here who that person is”
	“He presented for PTSD assessment and I want to know who did the assessment”
How is the patient doing? Is he improving or getting worse?	“Some violent urges. Has noted that PTSD therapy is helping him, good.”
	“Has he seen any improvement or any side effects?”
	“He doesn’t have any suicidal thoughts or any homicidal ideation tells me that he’s doing well”
Is the patient going along with treatment?	“I wanted to go check what meds he was prescribed (by a provider outside the VA) and I want to ask him about all of these today”
	“I'm going to go to my last note and confirming treatment clinic, she’s going to do PE, motivated”
What is the plan of care?	“We sort of reviewed therapy goals and he wanted to focus on decreasing anger at home and focusing on behavioral activation, and exploring more leisure activities in his life.”
	“Looking at the plan to see if there’s other stuff in there I need to follow up on”
Is this patient appropriate for therapy X?	“I need to know this because if she’s taking a benzo, that’s really important to know for PE (prolonged exposure therapy).”
	“Why else was he referred for a motivational interview?”