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Published in final edited form as: Patient Educ Couns. 2017 Nov 27;101(5):817–823. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2017.11.019

Table 3.

Descriptive analysis of genetic counselor (GC) use of cognitive and facilitative strategies

RIAS Codes	Mean number of RIAS codes (SD)	Range	Average % of Total GC Talk	Range
All GC talk	351.1 (96.9)	138–729	NA	NA
GC talk to patient	288.6 (81.3)	126–602	83%	49%–98%
Cognitive facilitation	36.1 (28.6)	3–152	10%	2%–26%
Emotional facilitation	27.6 (13.4)	7–80	8%	2%–16%
GC talk to companion	55.3 (43.4)	6–215	15%	2%–50%
Cognitive facilitation	12.9 (10.1)	0–45	4%	0%–10%
Emotional facilitation	7.8 (6.8)	0–32	2%	0%–7%