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Influencing behaviour change in general practice - Part 1 – brief intervention and motivational interviewing
Australian Family Physician, 11/09/09

Sim M et al. – This is the first of a two part series which provides the background to approaches to influencing behaviour change in general practice, from brief interventions to motivational interviewing (MI). The second part of the series will explore motivational interviewing in more detail. General practitioners have a key role in changing their patients’ health behaviours. There are a range of tools GPs can use to help enhance their patients’ motivation to achieve their health goals.