Table 2.
Counselling techniques for adolescent and adult women affected with PCOS
| CARES characteristics of a good health care provider | Water approach for motivational interviewing |
|---|---|
| C=Confident competence | W=Welcome warmly |
| A=Authentic accessibility | A=Ask and assess |
| R=Reciprocal respect | T=Tell truthfully |
| E=Expressive empathy | E=Explain with empathy |
| S=Straightforward simplicity | R=Reassure and return |
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| SMART technique for goal setting and self-monitoring | BATHE technique for clinical evaluation[34] |
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| S=Specific | B=Background (sociocultural) |
| M=Measurable | A=Affect (depressed/anxious mood) |
| A=Achievable | T=Trouble (predominant symptom causing problem) |
| R=Realistic | H=Handling (coping with problems) |
| T=Timely | E=Empathy (understanding and support) |
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| HEADSSS assessment for adolescents[35] | CRAFFT questions for obtaining drug history[36] |
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| H=Home and environment | C=Car (driving history using alcohol or drugs) |
| E=Education and employment | R=Relax (use of alcohol or drugs to relax) |
| E=Eating | A=Alone (use of alcohol or drugs when alone) |
| A=Activity or employment | F=Forget (forget things done while using alcohol or drugs) |
| D=Drugs | F=Friends/family (told by friends or family to cut down on drinking or drug use) |
| S=Suicidality | T=Trouble (getting into trouble while using alcohol or drugs) |
| S=Sex | |
| S=Safety | |