Motivational interviewing

studyMotivational interviewing is a "lient-centered, directive method for eliciting intrinsic motivation to change using open-ended questions, reflective listening, and decisional balancing. This nonjudgmental, nonconfrontational interviewing style is designed to minimize a patient's resistance to change by creating an interaction that supports open discussion of risky or problem behavior."

Effectiveness

Studies of the effectiveness of teaching motivational learning

Trial	Patients	Intervention	Comparison	Outcome	Results		Comment
					After	Before
Cucciare 2012	Staff in the United States Veterans Health Administration	"Three sessions—a half-day, in-person workshop, followed by a 60-minute virtual training, followed by a second, half-day, in-person training workshop. Each session was spaced two weeks apart"	Not applicable in this before-after study	Questionnaire asking knowledge, confidence, attitudes, and responses to vignettes			Increases in knowledge, confidence, and written responses to the vignettes
Childers 2012	Medical residents (third year of training)	"Groups of two to four residents met for a half-day session weekly for four weeks with a faculty internist trained in MI." 12 hours	Not applicable in this before-after study	Helpful Responses Questionnaire			Increased residents’ use of core MI communication skills
Bell 2008	Medical students	four 2-h sessions	Not applicable in this before-after study	• Video Assessment of Simulated Encounters-Revised (VASE-R) • Commitment to Change (CTC) statements			Improved knowledge, confidence, and skills
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