Table 2:
Change* in Counseling Intervention Steps Completed from Baseline to 3-Month Follow-up among Clinicians (N=10) Stratified by Patient Weight Status.
| Baseline | Follow-up | Difference | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency** of Intervention Steps Taken | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | 95% Conf. (Interval) | p-value† |
| With Obese Adolescent Patients | |||||
| Shared BMI with adolescent | 3.1 (0.93) | 3.7 (0.50) | 0.6 (0.73) | 1.11 (0.00) | 0.05 |
| Explained recommended BMI | 2.2 (1.14) | 2.9 (1.10) | 0.7 (0.95) | 1.38 (0.02) | 0.04 |
| Scheduled a follow-up visit | 2.4 (0.70) | 3.0 (1.05) | 0.6 (0.84) | 1.20 (0.00) | 0.05 |
| Referred adolescent to other resources | 2.3 (0.67) | 2.7 (0.82) | 0.4 (0.52) | 0.77 (0.03) | 0.04 |
| With Overweight Adolescent Patients | |||||
| Discussed healthy diet and physical activity | 3.4 (0.52) | 4.0 (0.00) | 0.6 (0.52) | 0.97 (0.23) | 0.01 |
Only significant changes shown.
Scale of 1 (lowest) to 4 (highest) frequency.
Mean comparisons conducted using paired t-tests. P-values ≤ 0.05 were considered to be statistically significant.