The Use of Motivational Interviewing in Physical Therapy Education and Practice: Empowering Patients Through Effective Self-Management

Survival of the Fittest: Ev idence-b ased Interventions for Physical Inactivity amongst Student Populations

“…There is abundant evidence for the efficacy of integrated interventions for physical inactivity. For example, motivational interviewing includes the efficacious individual techniques of motivational and self-efficacy support, self-monitoring, goal-setting, and treatment planning (Greaves et al, 2011;O'Halloran et al, 2014;Pignataro & James, 2015). Other examples of highly efficacious integrated interventions are counselling (Baker et al, 2011;Greaves et al, 2011), (Sniehotta, Scholz, & Schwarzer, 2006).…”

Patient Education Using the Cognitive Apprenticeship Model: A Study for Rehabilitation Specialists

“…How to provide patient education has received inadequate attention by education programs. (May, 1983; (Pignataro & Huddleston, 2015). This gap in provider training has been compounded by the lack of research in patient education for physical therapy practice as noted by recent investigations into professional literature.…”

“…While patient education has been shown to be beneficial in improving patient conditions and overall outcomes, there is still a gap in the best methods to provide the education effectively. (Slujis, 1991;Pignataro & Huddleston, 2015;Jay, 2010;May, 2001;World, 1998;Assal, Albeanu, Peter-Reisch & Vaucher, (1993).…”

“…While patient education has been extensively studied, the use of specific theoretical models in application to patient education lacks definition. Many clinicians will readily identify that patient education is important but there is a learning and knowledge gap between presented information and the skill of doing what is taught (Skelton, Murphy, Murphy & Dowd, 1995), that clinicians do not feel adequately prepared to fulfill the role of patient educator (Pignataro & Huddleston, 2015) and "therapists agreed that they were not adequately prepared in teaching skills" (Chase, 1993, p.788) and "a majority of practicing therapists do not feel adequately prepared in teaching skills by their basic training and are interested in learning more about teaching" (Sotosky, 1984, p.349).…”

“…TTM describes the stages of change, readiness to act on new healthier behaviors, and strategies for change and 10% were unaware of "The As" behavior intervention protocol inherent to motivational interviewing (MI). Motivational Interviewing is an approach that moves individuals from indecision to accomplishing goals and the A's are five major steps to intervention that are based on a patient's willingness to stop a behavior such as smoking by ask, advise, assess, assist, and arrange (Pignataro & Huddleston, 2015).…”