Training Residents in Obesity Counseling: Incorporating Principles of Motivational Interviewing to Enhance Patient Centeredness

Motivational interviewing (patient-centered counseling) to address childhood obesity.

Motivational Interviewing in Childhood Obesity Treatment

Obesity is one of today's most diffused and severe public health problems worldwide. It affects both adults and children with critical physical, social, and psychological consequences. The aim of this review is to appraise the studies that investigated the effects of motivational interviewing techniques in treating overweight and obese children. The electronic databases PubMed and PsychINFO wer...

Motivational interviewing and dietary counseling for obesity in primary care: an RCT.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Few studies have tested the impact of motivational interviewing (MI) delivered by primary care providers on pediatric obesity. This study tested the efficacy of MI delivered by providers and registered dietitians (RDs) to parents of overweight children aged 2 through 8. METHODS Forty-two practices from the Pediatric Research in Office Settings Network of the American ...

The effect of Motivational Interviewing training on students' counseling skills and confidence A systematic literature review

............................................................................... 3 INTRODUCTION........................................................................ 4 Health Behavior Change...................................................... 4 Traditional counseling in health care....................................... 4 Motivational interviewing (MI)...........................................

Motivational Interviewing to Prevent Childhood Obesity: A Cluster RCT.

OBJECTIVE The objective was to evaluate a manualized theory-driven primary preventive intervention aimed at early childhood obesity. The intervention was embedded in Swedish child health services, starting when eligible children were 9 to 10 months of age and continuing until the children reached age 4. METHODS Child health care centers in 8 Swedish counties were randomized into intervention ...