Traditional advice-giving can backfire with patients who are “on the fence” about changing behaviors. Nurses can use this ...

Background: Motivational factors in health-relevant modes of behavior are an important matter in medical practice. Motivational interviewing (MI) is a technique that has been specifically developed to ...

Motivational interviewing is a client-centered, directive method for enhancing intrinsic motivation to change by exploring and resolving ambivalence. This website is intended to provide resources for ...

Miller, W.R. and Rollnick, S. (2012). Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change (Third Edition). Guilford Press, NY. A must-read for anyone interested in ...

Motivational interviewing can help people improve their lifestyles but nurses need to understand its principles to spot opportunities to encourage this Abstract Scott G (2010) Motivational ...

Much evidence exists that highlights the value of restorative clinical supervision delivered by professional nurse advocates, but there is a knowledge gap as to how such advocates should deliver this ...

Motivational interviewing helped a teen practice safe sex Sometimes patients just need to hear their own stories out loud to help make better choices. A patient aged 14 years who had had terminated a ...

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Since the 1970s, professions concerned with moving young people forward have tended to favour behavioural levers such as rewards and consequences. To an extent, and especially in schools, this remains ...