Background Behaviour change counselling (BCC) is an adaptation of motivational
interviewing (MI) designed to maximize the effectiveness of time‐limited health behaviour …

Introduction Treatment fidelity is an important and often neglected component of complex
behaviour change research. It is central to understanding treatment effects, especially for …

Motivational interviewing (MI) is a patient-centred approach to behaviour change that was
originally developed in the addiction field but has increasingly been applied to public health …

One of the most common challenges faced by health professionals is encouraging patients
to change their behavior to improve their health. This paper reports the development of a …

Effective training of mental health professionals is crucial for bridging the gap between
research and practice when delivering cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and motivational …

Objective To explore how process evaluations were conducted alongside randomised
controlled trials (RCTs) involving motivational interviewing (MI) as an intervention to manage …

Background Health professionals frequently employ counselling during consultations to
facilitate behaviour change. 1 Research evidence suggests that the application of validated …

Motivational interviewing (MI) is a complex intervention comprising multiple techniques
aimed at changing health-related motivation and behaviour. However, MI techniques have …

However, MI has not been included in the 2013 taxonomy even though it is regarded as a
popular approach that has shown to be effective in promoting health behaviour change in …

Objectives The objective of this study is to evaluate the uptake of competency-based
behaviour change counselling training within a primary healthcare setting. Specific …