Table 2 Nurse delivery of the SAMS intervention ( n = 117)

Protocol adherence

3.95 (0.91)

117

Competence

3.15 (1.01)

117

Communication style

-Professional/authoritative

3.66 (1.15)

117

-Friendly/relaxed

3.14 (1.27)

117

-Anxious/tentative

1.28 (0.59)

117

-Angry/irritated

1.26 (0.54)

117

Positive and negative aspects of communication

-Agreement

3.60 (1.17)

117

-Disagreement

1.12 (0.40)

117

-Rapport facilitation

2.92 (0.94)

117

-Rapport inhibition

1.16 (0.45)

117

-Partnership facilitation

2.93 (0.93)

117

-Partnership inhibition

1.44 (0.71)

117

-Giving information

1.50 (0.80)

117

-Counselling/directing behaviour

1.33 (0.60)

117

-Social behaviour

1.25 (0.62)

117

Engagement

3.57 (1.05)

117

Quality of relationship

3.71 (0.85)

117

Delivery of behaviour change techniques

Motivational techniques

Number of questions asked to elicit patient beliefs (0–8)

7.72 (0.62)

116

Proportion of patients for whom nurses reinforced positive beliefs^c

-Advantages of taking medication

64.7%

102

-Good feelings about taking medication

69.7%

66

-Others supportive of taking medication

77.2%

111

-Facilitators of taking medication

71.4%

70

Proportion of patients for whom nurses prompted problem solving of negative beliefs^c

-Disadvantages of taking medication

37.5%

40

-Bad feelings about taking medication

23.8%

80

-Others unsupportive of taking medication

25.0%

4

-Barriers to taking medication

21.2%

70

Action planning techniques

Prompting patients to elaborate on action plans

-Morning dose

2.50 (1.10)

103

-Afternoon dose

1.80 (0.96)

35

-Evening dose

1.96 (0.96)

98

Who read out the plan

-Morning: 5.8% patient, 56.3% nurse, 37.9% not read out

103

-Afternoon: 11.4% patient, 51.4% nurse, 37.1% not read out

35

-Evening: 7.1% patient, 51.0% nurse, 41.8% not read out

98

Was the plan read out in the ‘if…then…’ format

-Morning: 12.6% yes, 49.5% no, 37.9% not read out

103

-Afternoon: 2.9% yes, 60.0% no, 37.1% not read out

35

-Evening: 5.1% yes, 52.0% no, 42.9% not read out

98

Duration of intervention (minutes: seconds)

Introduction

06:23 (02:20)

115

Motivational component

06:31 (03:08)

116

Action planning component

10:06 (04:00)

117

Total duration

23:00 (07:38)

115