Motivational interviewing: What is it and can it help initiate health behaviour change?
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Motivational interviewing: What is it and can it help initiate health behaviour change?

Jennifer Trueland Health journalist

How guiding conversations can draw out patients’ own reasons to quit smoking, lose weight or self-manage a health condition

When Jan Procter-King first heard about motivational interviewing, it came as a revelation to her. Having spent many years as a practice nurse, she wanted to help people make healthy choices – the problem was, no matter how hard she tried, too often it simply wasn’t effective.

Nursing Standard. 36, 8, 41-44. doi: 10.7748/ns.36.8.41.s16

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