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The effects of training medical students in motivational interviewing

Arild Opheim

Haukeland University Hospital, Norway, arild.opheim{at}helse-bergen.no

Sven Andreasson

Karolinska Institutet, Department of Public Health Sciences, STAD, Sweden

Astri Brandell Eklund

Karolinska Institutet, Department of Public Health Sciences, STAD, Sweden

Peter Prescott

Solli Sykehus, Norway

Objective To explore the effects of brief training in Motivational interviewing (MI) for medical students.

Design Video recordings of consultations between 113 final-year medical students and simulated patients were scored blind by two independent raters with the Motivational Interviewing Skill Code (MISC). Half of the students participated in a four-hour motivational interviewing workshop while the other half did not.

Results Differences between the two groups were statistically significant for five of six global MISC variables. All differences were in the expected direction, with higher scores in the group that had received MI training. There were also statistically significant group differences in the expected direction on several behavioural measures. The group that received MI training asked fewer closed questions and more open questions; they summarized, affirmed and emphasized patient control more often, and directed and confronted less often.

Conclusion Four hours of training has a measurable effect on medical students’ style and verbal behaviour in simulated patient consultations, but is not sufficient to become proficient in motivational interviewing.

Key Words: medical students • motivational interviewing • randomized controlled trial

Health Education Journal, Vol. 68, No. 3, 170-178 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0017896909339454
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