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Table 3 Target Score Options of the original MITS

From: Assessment of motivational interviewing: a qualitative study of response process validity, content validity and feasibility of the motivational interviewing target scheme (MITS) in general practice

Score option

Description

0

There is no evidence or almost no evidence to support the target definition

Definition no evidence: in no part; to no degree. Synonyms: not any, nothing, not a bit, not a hint.

1

The evidence partly supports the target definition

Definition partly: in part; to some degree. Synonyms: after a fashion, appreciably, at the least, in a manner, in a way, in small part, in some measure, incompletely, partially.

2

The evidence moderately supports the target definition

Definition moderately: to some extent; to a mainly sufficient degree. Synonyms: reasonably well, somewhat, middling, passably, acceptably, nominally, somewhat, tolerably.

3

The evidence substantially supports the target definition

Definition substantially: to a great extent; to a large degree. Synonyms: considerably, more than adequately, amply, largely, mainly, mostly, on the whole.

4

The evidence completely or almost completely supports the target definition

Definition completely: to the highest degree; with everything necessary. Synonyms: to the full or entire extent, wholly, entirely, totally, all, altogether, comprehensively, exhaustively.

Definition almost: for the most part; very nearly all