Motivational Interviewing
‘Doc, I’m ready to quit’: Evidence-based approaches to smoking cessation
A 50-year-old man has been a patient in the practice for the past 25 years.
Motivational interviews may improve sexual dysfunction during menopause
Among postmenopausal women with sexual dysfunction, motivational interviewing decreased sexual dysfunction while increasing sexual quality of life and sexual self-efficacy, researchers reported.
Q&A: Use person-centered approach when discussing type 1 diabetes screening
With new guidance now available on monitoring people with early-stage type 1 diabetes, it is crucial for providers to encourage people at high risk to get tested, according to a presenter.
VIDEO: Mental health strategies help patients better manage asthma, anxiety
SAN ANTONIO — Stress management, breathing strategies and mindfulness can help patients with asthma control their anxiety and experience better outcomes, Tamara Hubbard, LCPC, said in this Healio exclusive video.
Review of 2022 cover stories: CMS Innovation Center launches Kidney Care Choices model
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation launched the Kidney Care Choices model to pay nephrologists and their practice teams to treat patients with stage 4 and 5 chronic kidney disease.
Motivational interviewing is key to success with the renal diet
When Alexandra Lautenschlaeger, RDN, LD, counsels a patient with end-stage kidney disease who is starting dialysis, she understands the long journey the patient has already logged.
APA calls for action to address high number of overdose deaths
In light of recent CDC data showing more than 100,000 U.S. deaths from overdoses between April 2020 and April 2021, the American Psychiatric Association reviewed effective substance abuse treatments and called for efforts to intervene.
Motivational interviewing may not increase youths’ mental health care use
Motivational interviewing during specialized pediatric consultations did not increase mental health care service use among adolescents and young adults with chronic medical conditions, according to a cluster randomized clinical trial.
Motivational interviewing increases efficacy of exercise intervention
Adding a motivational interviewing component to a community-based exercise intervention increased the efficacy of the workout, data published in Health and Social Care in the Community showed.
Motivational interviewing intervention feasible, acceptable for youths at risk for suicide
A safety planning intervention that incorporated motivational interviewing appeared feasible and acceptable for youths at risk for suicide, according to a presentation at the Anxiety and Depression Association of America annual conference.