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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Mar 23.
Published in final edited form as: Patient Educ Couns. 2020 Sep 9;104(3):642–648. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2020.08.040

Table 1.

The Health Coaching Index Item Classification and Inter-rater Agreement.

BCT Taxonomy ICC Agreementa Mean (SD)b
Long-term Vision, Designing Goals & Actions, and Self-monitoring (Possible 8 points) 0.56 1.02 (0.36)
Long-term Vision and Exploration of What Client Wants 1.3 Goal Setting (outcome)
9.3 Comparative Imagining
Designing Long-term Goals, Short-Term Goals and/or Action Steps 1.1 Goal Setting (behavior)
1.4 Action Planning
1.7 Review Outcome Goal(s)
Accountability and Self-Monitoring 2.3 Self-monitoring of Behavior
Problem Solving 1.2 Problem Solving
9.2 Pros and Cons
Use a Self-Discovery Process (Possible 8 points) 0.86 1.14 (0.36)
Values 13.3 Incompatible Beliefs
13.4 Valued Self-identity
Explores Different Perspectives 13.2 Framing/Reframing
Elicits Learning and Insight 1.5 Review Behavior Goal(s)
Amplify Positive Resources 15.3 Focus on Past Success
Match Information to Client Interest and Needs (Possible 2 points) 0.48 0.98 (0.76)
Sharing Information with the Client 5.1 Information about Health Consequences (optional)
Have a Client-Centered/Mindful Approach (Possible 18 points) 0.83 1.20 (0.30)
Mindful Moment 11.2 Reduce Negative Emotions
Full Presence 3.3 Social Support (emotional)
Collaborative Partnership
Support Autonomy
Express Empathy
Invite Session Focus
Open-ended Questions
Active Listening and Reflections
Timing and Structure

Note. BCT = Behavior Change Technique Taxonomy v1 for categorizing intervention content.

a

The bold numbers for subscale agreement were ICC values based on 10 videos assessed by all raters.

b

Mean (SD) calculations are based on the full sample of coded videos.