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Table 1 Intervention activities for both motivational interviewing (MI) groups

From: Face-to-face individual counseling and online group motivational interviewing in improving oral health: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Activity

Time

Goals

Initial counseling (X1)

Start of study

Establish rapport, discuss need and options, use strategies that structure and elicit change and set goals

Follow-up telephone calls (X2)

2 weeks and 1 month after initial counseling

Assist preparation, encourage start and solve problems

Maintenance telephone calls (X3)

2, 4 and 6 months after initial counseling

Promote maintenance, avoid relapse and help re-establish change, if needed