Background Most interventions designed to reduce teen pregnancy rates have not focused
on pregnant and/or parenting adolescents. Therefore, a large randomized controlled trial …

This study examined variability in Motivational Interviewing (MI) integrity among 15 providers
for three years following training. Data come from an effectiveness trial in which providers …

Background Attrition and treatment adherence are notorious challenges in paediatric obesity
interventions. Objective To evaluate if brief, pretreatment motivational interviewing (MI) can …

Few studies have investigated the impact of adolescent change language on substance use
treatment outcomes and even fewer have examined how adolescents respond to normative …

Few attempts have been made to define and measure the effectiveness of social work
communication skills. This paper describes a coding scheme for rating seven dimensions of …

In addition to its clinical efficacy as a communication style for strengthening motivation and
commitment to change, motivational interviewing (MI) has been hypothesized to be a …

Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBM) continue to have high rates of
HIV and sexually transmitted infections, including syphilis. GBM have therefore been …

Motivational interviewing (MI) is an evidence-based communication style that has
applicability to diverse professions ranging from mental and physical healthcare to criminal …

Health disparities researchers attempting to engage and effectively deliver interventions to
underserved populations often encounter a number of challenges ranging from …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is implementing the
patient-centered medical home (PCMH) model of primary care which emphasizes patient …