Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a client‐centred, directive counselling method designed to strengthen personal motivation and commitment to a specific goal by eliciting and exploring an individual’s ...

As the measles outbreak spreads -- with more than 1,200 cases confirmed across 38 states, a 13% hospitalization rate, and three deaths -- some parents who previously chose not to vaccinate their ...

Changing health habits – like quitting smoking, exercising more, or sticking to prescribed treatments – is difficult but crucial for preventing and managing chronic diseases. Motivational interviewing ...

Vaping, cannabis use, alcohol use, prescription stimulant misuse—these, and other addictive behaviors, affect a substantial number of adolescents in the United States, yet how should clinicians ...

Nurses can implement MI with their clients because they often have several encounters with them. There are two phases of MI. Phase I focuses on building rapport and motivating the client to change.

Effective communication is essential in all healthcare settings, and in modern nursing practice enhanced communication skills are needed to support person-centred care and enable nurses to facilitate ...

Motivational interviewing (MI) was developed as an approach to engaging individual clients in conversations about behavior change (Miller & Rollnick, 2023). The application of MI with couples—main or ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Postmenopausal women reported reduced sexual dysfunction after participating in weekly motivational interviews.