| Influencing behaviour change in general practice - Part 2 - motivational interviewing approaches. | |
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PMID: 20369152 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Behaviour change toward achieving a healthy lifestyle is important for all Australians, and general practitioners have a key role to play in assisting patients to make these changes. OBJECTIVE: This is the second of two articles on influencing behaviour change in general practice. This article deals with the 'how to' of motivational interviewing in the general practice setting. DISCUSSION: Motivational interviewing can help build motivation, commitment and confidence to change. General practitioners can use motivational interviewing to help their patients achieve their health goals. Motivational interviewing is not about a set of techniques and questions; it is about creating a climate that facilitates change; it is more about listening than telling, evoking rather than instilling. Motivational interviewing can be done in the brief periods available in consultations over time. |
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Authors:
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Moira G Sim; Toni Wain; Eric Khong |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Australian family physician Volume: 38 ISSN: 0300-8495 ISO Abbreviation: Aust Fam Physician Publication Date: 2009 Dec |
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Created Date: 2010-04-06 Completed Date: 2010-06-10 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0326701 Medline TA: Aust Fam Physician Country: Australia |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 986-9 Citation Subset: IM |
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Systems & Innovation Research Centre for Health, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia. m.sim@ecu.edu.au |
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Behavior Control
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methods* Family Practice / trends* Humans Interview, Psychological / methods* Motivation* Physician's Role / psychology Physician-Patient Relations Physicians, Family* Questionnaires |
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