Motivational Interviewing

Question 1

Define and explain Motivational Interviewing

Answer 1

A counselling technique that provides people with an opportunity to talk about and resolve their feelings so that they can move forward with change

Question 2

What are the 4 principles of motivational interviewing?

Answer 2

1. Expressions of empathy
2. Development of discrepancy
3. Rolling with resistance
4. Supporting self-efficacy

Question 3

What does RE-AIM stand for?

Answer 3

– Reach
– Absolute number, proportion and representativeness of individuals who willingly participated in the intervention
– Efficacy
– Impact of the intervention on important outcomes
– Adoption
– Absolute number, proportion and representativeness of settings (where) and intervention agents (who) who are willing to initiate a program
– Implementation
– degree to which the intervention agents carry out the intervention protocol as is it was intended
– Maintenance
– Extent to which a program or policy becomes institutionalized or part of the routine

Question 4

What are the three types of informational approaches?

Answer 4

1. Mass media campaigns
   – interventions that provide people with information using some metho other than personal contact with a health professional
2. Community-Wide campaigns
3. Point-of-decision prompts
   – motivational cues presented at location/time when a person must choose between more active versus less active option

Question 5

Describe the target, purpose, results and drawbacks of the participACTION study

Answer 5

Target – parents of children aged 5 - 11

Purpose – increase awareness that their child may not be active enough

Results
– increased parents awareness that their child may not be active enough
– did not increase perceived behavioural control that parents could find practical ways to increase physical activity

Drawbacks
– $$$
– Did it reach the target audience?
– Did it elicit negative perceptions?
– People quickly lost interest