Table 2 MI related skills at baseline, 2- and 12-weeks post-training

 Change Talk

1.77 (0.79)

3.08 (1.28)

2.08 (1.08)

5.60

.026

.554

10.92

.008

.522

0.79

.395

.073

 Soften Sustain

1.09 (1.46)

1.36 (1.64)

1.00 (1.32)

0.14

.874

.030

0.20

.665

.019

0.02

.883

.002

 Partnership

2.21 (0.74)

3.08 (0.96)

2.36 (0.98)

9.30

.006

.674

6.78

.026

.404

0.19

.671

.019

 Empathy

2.34 (1.18)

3.09 (1.04)

2.27 (1.03)

6.91

.015

.605

3.31

.099

.249

0.03

.859

.003

 Affirm

0.68 (0.93)

1.23 (1.08)

0.64 (0.81)

6.12

.021

.576

2.68

.133

.211

0.02

.905

.001

 Seeking Collaboration

1.65 (1.68)

2.91 (2.33)

2.56 (2.12)

1.66

.243

.270

3.69

.084

.270

1.74

.216

.148

 Emphasising Autonomy

0.05 (0.15)

0.36 (0.55)

0.36 (0.50)

2.00

.192

.307

3.06

.111

.234

4.22

.067

.297

 Persuade^a

1.36 (1.12)

0.41 (0.66)

2.36 (2.60)

4.52

.044

.501

4.51

.060

.311

1.43

.260

.125

 Giving Information^a

19.30 (8.55)

13.41 (5.13)

11.05 (6.04)

3.36

.081

.428

3.50

.091

.259

7.12

.024

.416

 Persuade with Permission

0.00 (0.00)

0.14 (0.32)

0.14 (0.24)

2.43

.143

.351

1.96

.192

.164

3.75

.082

.273

 Question

19.55 (7.92)

18.89 (5.25)

18.64 (5.80)

0.58

.944

.013

0.07

.798

.007

0.13

.731

.012

 Simple Reflection

1.36 (1.23)

2.38 (1.70)

0.76 (0.50)

4.14

.053

.479

3.13

.107

.239

2.05

.183

.170

 Complex Reflection

0.18 (0.34)

1.14 (1.19)

1.05 (1.65)

3.99

.057

.470

6.58

.028

.397

2.87

.121

.223