How does healthcare use motivational interviewing?

How does healthcare use motivational interviewing?

Motivational interviewing helps put health behavior change in the hands of the patient. September 20, 2017 – Motivational interviewing is a patient engagement strategy geared toward overcoming a significant challenge in patient care: convincing a patient to make a health behavior change.

What are the techniques of motivational interviewing?

The “OARS” acronym highlights four essential aspects of motivational interviewing.

• Ask open-ended questions instead of “yes” or “no” questions.
• Offer affirmations.
• Practice reflective listening.
• Summarize the visit.

What are the three communication styles of motivational interviewing?

A skillful practitioner can shift flexibly among the three different communication styles: directing, following and guiding, as appropriate to the client and situation, explains Dr.

How effective is motivational interviewing?

Psychologists and physicians obtained an effect in approximately 80% of the studies, while other healthcare providers obtained an effect in 46% of the studies. When using motivational interviewing in brief encounters of 15 minutes, 64% of the studies showed an effect.

What are the benefits to patients and providers using motivational interviewing?

Motivational interviewing shifts the dynamic of a conversation so patients feel empowered to make healthy lifestyle choices, which is proven to greatly increase the likelihood of sustained behavior change.

How can motivational interviewing best be used in a health promotion program?

Motivational interviewing (MI) is a patient-centered yet directive style of counseling to promote health behavior change. Rather than emphasizing deficits, MI focuses on patients’ own percep- tions and motivations, seeking to resolve ambivalence and there- by trigger behavior change.