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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Oct 23.
Published in final edited form as: J Child Adolesc Behav. 2015 Mar 25;3:2. doi: 10.4172/2375-4494.1000196

Table 1:

Dose of Clinician-Delivered Counseling Intervention Received Based on Adolescent Patient Exit Interview (PEI) Surveys.

Intervention Steps and Duration Initial Visit Follow-up Visit
Number of steps completed (Mean (SD))/total Summary Score; percent of total 8.6 (3.6)/14;
57%
7.3 (1.9)/10; 70%
Time (minutes) spent on intervention: Mean (SD) 8.4 (5.98) 5.2 (3.76)
Completion of Individual PEI Steps*
 1.  Discussed weight/BMI 91% 76%
 2.  Provided recommended BMI 41% 76%
 3.  Asked how teen felt about weight 60% N/A
 4.  Stated they were concerned about the teen’s weight 41% N/A
 5.  Discussed eating at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables 73% N/A
 6.  Discussed limiting screen time to 2 hours a day 73% N/A
 7.  Discussed taking part in 1 hour of physical activity a day 86% N/A
 8.  Discussed avoiding soda and sugar-sweetened drinks 63% N/A
 9.  Congratulated teen on positive healthy behaviors 59% 94%
 10. Set goals 50% 58%
 11. Provided monitoring log 27% 35%
 12. Told teen to schedule follow-up appointment 91% 71%
 13. Told teen about Healthy Living Classes 91% N/A
 14. Asked what changes in diet, physical activity and sedentary behavior were made N/A 88%
 15. Reviewed prior goals N/A 82%
 16. Asked what were barriers to making changes N/A 82%
*

N/A denotes that the step was only relevant for either the initial or follow-up visit.