Table 3 Self-reported confidence
From: Training healthcare professionals to administer Goal Attainment Scaling as an outcome measure
I feel able to: | Pre-training survey n (%) (40 total respondents) | Post-training survey n (%) (13 total respondents) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly Disagree | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Strongly Agree | Agree + Strongly Agree | Agree + Strongly Agree | |
Write a SMART goal | 5 (13%) | 4 (10%) | 9 (23%) | 17 (44%) | 4 (10%) | 21* (54%*) | 12 (92%) |
Define an outcome measure for a goal | 2 (5%) | 4 (10%) | 15 (37.5%) | 15 (37.5%) | 4 (10%) | 19 (48%) | 12†(100%†) |
Scale a goal to meet the requirements of the GAS template | 8 (20%) | 10 (25%) | 16 (40%) | 4 (10%) | 2 (5%) | 6 (15%) | 12 (92%) |
Structure a conversation with a patient to set their goals | 2 (5%) | 3 (7.5%) | 18 (45%) | 13 (32.5%) | 4 (10%) | 17 (43%) | 13 (100%) |
Troubleshoot a patient’s desired goal which does not meet the GAS requirements | 7 (17.5%) | 11 (27.5%) | 16 (40%) | 4 (10%) | 2 (5%) | 6 (15%) | 12 (92%) |
Work with a patient who has poor engagement with the process | 4 (11%) | 6 (16%) | 19 (51%) | 4 (11%) | 4 (11%) | 8‡ (22%‡) | 9 (69%) |