Table 1 Nurses’ characteristics at baseline

Nurses

20

23

Percentage of male nurses

10.0

4.3

Mean age in years (range)

41.6 (27–57)

43.7 (31–57)

Percentage of nurses who were formerly practice assistants

45.0

60.9

Mean years of experience as a practice assistant (range) *

4.4 (0–16)

9.7 (0–28)

Mean years of experience with diabetes consultations (range)

3.6 (0–10)

4.1 (1–8)

Percentage of nurses who had training in motivational interviewing besides the MILD training

30.4

40.7

Percentage of nurses who engaged in other motivational interviewing activities besides the MILD training

43.5

40.7