Implementation of a nurse-led behaviour change intervention to support medication taking in type 2 diabetes: beyond hypothesised active ingredients (SAMS Consultation Study)

Table 3 Patient receipt of the SAMS intervention ( n = 117)

Overall ratings	M (SD)^a	N ^b
Engagement	3.56 (1.03)	117
Amount of talk	3.29 (1.01)	117
Extent to which patients asked questions	1.35 (0.69)	117
Understanding of the intervention	3.48 (0.89)	117
Receipt of behaviour change techniques
Motivational techniques
Proportion of patients who mentioned relevant beliefs^c
-Advantages of taking medication	88.7%	115
-Disadvantages of taking medication	94.6%	112
-Good feelings about taking medication	80.7%	114
-Bad feelings about taking medication	90.0%	110
-Others supportive of taking medication	95.7%	116
-Others unsupportive of taking medication	98.1%	107
-Facilitators of taking medication	91.8%	110
-Barriers of taking medication	94.5%	110
Action planning techniques
Perceived difficulty of generating action plans
-Morning dose	3.77 (1.09)	103
-Afternoon dose	3.82 (1.06)	34
-Evening dose	3.94 (1.05)	97
Vocal formulation of action plans
-Morning dose	4.22 (0.93)	103
-Afternoon dose	4.29 (0.72)	34
-Evening dose	4.09 (1.05)	97
Number of changes in plans compared to current routines
-Morning dose	1.18 (0.62)	103
-Afternoon dose	1.06 (0.34)
-Evening dose	1.28 (0.72)	97
Who wrote the plan down
-Morning: 74.8% patient, 22.3% nurse, 2.9% unsure/other		103
-Afternoon: 68.6% patient, 28.6% nurse, 2.9% other		35
-Evening: 72.4% patient, 23.5% nurse, 4.0% unsure/other		98

Notes: ^aFigures are expressed as means (standard deviations) and range of scores is 1 to 5 unless specified. ^bNumber of participants with valid data. ^cThe denominator includes all patients who were asked the question.

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