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Table 3 Percent reporting “Very often” to using specific strategies to support patient behavior change, based upon CS-PAM score

From: The role of primary care providers in patient activation and engagement in self-management: a cross-sectional analysis

 

CS-PAM Tercile

Lowest

Middle

Highest

(n = 62)

(n = 56)

(n = 53)

Bringing the patient back in for multiple visits to check on progress

10.0

30.0

60.0*

Work with the patient to jointly set behavioral goals and problem-solving to overcome barriers

8.7

34.8

56.5**

Refer the patient to diabetes educators, health coaches, blood pressure nurses or other Fairview support services

23.5

29.4

47.1

Emphasize the serious health risks the patient faces in the future if he or she doesn’t change behavior

25.0

31.3

43.8

Support the patient to work on whatever health behavior goal he or she wants to focus on, regardless of if it will affect quality metrics or not

24.3

27.0

48.7**

Have frank and sometimes difficult conversations with a patient about his or her behaviors

10.7

28.6

60.7***

Provide detailed after visit summaries to help a patient remember his or her care plan

24.4

40.2

35.4**

Try not to overwhelm a patient with too many recommended changes

20.0

12.0

68.0***

  1. Tercile 1: 0–58.4, Tercile 2: 58.5–69.9, Tercile 3: 70.0–100.0
  2. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001