Open AccessMotivational Interviewing for Adherence Problems in Cystic Fibrosis; Evaluation of Training Healthcare Professionals
Author(s) -
Alistair Duff,
Gary Latchford
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical medicine research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1918-3011
pISSN - 1918-3003
DOI - 10.4021/jocmr1603w
Subject(s) - medicine , motivational interviewing , workload , interview , health professionals , medical education , health care , qualitative research , teamwork , nursing , family medicine , psychological intervention , social science , sociology , computer science , political science , law , economics , economic growth , operating system
Motivational interviewing (MI) offers effective strategies for enhancing behaviour change and is particularly useful for patients who exhibit poor adherence. This study evaluated MI training for cystic fibrosis (CF) teams, which comprised of one 4-hour workshop on MI principles, followed 6 months later by another on applying MI during brief consultations.