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General practitioners trained in motivational interviewing can positively affect the attitude to behaviour change in people with type 2 diabetes
Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 08/21/09

Rubak S et al. – Motivational interviewing (MI) improved type 2 patients' understanding of diabetes, their beliefs regarding treatment aspects, their contemplation on and motivation for behaviour change. Whether these results can be sustained long term and are clinically relevant in terms of changes in risk profile advocates further research.

Methods

A randomized controlled trial including 65 GPs and 265 type 2 diabetic patients.
The GPs were randomized in two groups, one with and one without MI training. Both groups received training in target–driven intensive treatment of type 2 diabetic patients.
The intervention was a 1,5–day residential course in MI with half–day follow–up twice during the first year.
The patient data stemmed from previously validated questionnaires. The Health Care Climates Questionnaire assesses the patient–doctor relationship and type of counselling. The Treatment Self–Regulation Questionnaire assesses the degree to which behaviour tends to be self–determined. The Diabetes Illness Representation Questionnaire assesses beliefs and understanding of type 2 diabetes. The Summary of Diabetes Self Care Activities assesses the extent of various self–care activities related to type 2 diabetes.

Results

The response rate to this questionnaires was 87%.
Patients in the intervention group were significantly more autonomous and motivated in their inclination to change behaviour after one year compared with the patients from the control group.
Patients in the intervention group were also significantly more conscious of the importance of controlling their diabetes, and had a significantly better understanding of the possibility of preventing complications.

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