Table 5.

Study Evaluation by Medical Assistants Other Than Those Acting as Health Coaches (n = 9) after the My Health Coach Study Was Completed

QuestionMAs Who Agree or Mostly Agree (n)*
I would enjoy being a health coach.3
MAs should be health coaches.2
Recruiting for health coaching interfered with patient flow in our practice.0
Patients thought it was helpful to have health coaching.5
Patients gave good comments about the study.5
Health coaching should be done by staff other than MAs.6
It was a good thing to have health coaching available.6
  • * The survey questions were answered using a 5-point Likert-type scale, with responses of do not agree, mostly disagree, neutral, mostly agree, or agree. MA, medical assistant.