How can MI be used to promote patient empowerment?

MI techniques are quite effective when used in conjunction with the Stages of Change - Transtheoretical Model of Behavioral Change. Choosing the right tool and technique to align with where a person is on their individual change journey can be powerful in helping someone move through the stages of change.

Motivational interviewing techniques take practice. It’s a skill which may take years to feel accomplished at. Don’t beat yourself up for asking a closed question, congratulate yourself for recognising that you could have put it better. Reflect post each session, you’ll learn something each time, even if you’re very experienced. Getting the client to set their own goals, for them to want to change without instructing them to do so, will lead to a better outcome. However, if you find yourself to be a little too instructive, it happens. Again, reflect during the session, it’ll allow you to change track, reflect after the session, it’ll allow you to make the next session more effective. Ask for feedback, it’s a collaborative process.

When I began in the field as a paraprofessional and a student working towards licensure in 2013, MI was the en vogue modality of the time. Academia and administration had recognized the logic of the approach and its value beyond formal clinical settings. The seasoned clinicians who mentored me, however, seemed universally dismissive of it and reluctant to adopt it when mandated by admin. I for my part felt it made perfect sense as a framework to foster buy-in with the client and early on began adopting the principles of MI in my direct time as a paraprofessional. I have consistently found it to be an effective approach in engaging clients and tipping ambivalence towards positive change.

In psychiatric nursing, MI is essential in being able to provide the most effective care. MI promotes insight in the patient, and more importantly fosters a rapport that will enhance the nurse-client relationship. MI is the single most important skill to truly be an instrument of care and recovery of a patient in behavioral or psychiatric health crisis. To lead is one thing, to plant the seeds of growth is another!

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MI is very useful in helping patients with compliance with medication. It is important to know their understanding of the effects of non-compliance by hearing it in their own words. That ensures that they clearly know the consequences if they do not take or use their medication on time.

A Entrevista Motivacional (EM) pode ser uma ferramenta poderosa para ajudar os pacientes a alcan?arem suas metas de várias maneiras. Aqui est?o alguns dos principais meios pelos quais a EM facilita esse processo: Explora??o de Motiva??es Internas: A EM incentiva os pacientes a explorarem suas motiva??es internas para a mudan?a. Ao invés de impor metas externas, a abordagem visa identificar e fortalecer as raz?es pessoais e intrínsecas que impulsionam o desejo de mudan?a. Desenvolvimento de Autoeficácia; Respeito à Autonomia; Lidar com a Ambivalência; Estabelecimento de Objetivos Realistas; Foco nas Solu??es; Avalia??o Contínua e Ajuste.

If the MI practitioner is able to explore with the patient their core values, when goal setting, together they can confirm or deny if proposed goals are in line with their individual values. If they are not in line, odds that they’ll follow through and make a change are slim to none.

MI can help to uncover goals that are realistic and incremental in nature. This keeps larger goals from feeling overwhelming and allows the individual to experience small successes move quickly.

Motivational interviewing (MI) empowers patients to set goals by utilizing a collaborative and client-centered approach that helps individuals explore their values, motivations, and aspirations.

Rather than looking at hesitance as “ resistance,” a clinician should familiarize themselves with the concept of ambivalence. As a clinician, ask yourself about an important change you have made in your life. It can be anything : quitting smoking, buying a home, going back for advanced degree. How many times did you look at all the pros and cons of the change you wanted or needed to make? This will help in the empathetic rapport in understanding a client’s perspective. Letting client know that change is hard and it involves sometimes letting go of familiar things, people, places. Having a discussion about the pros and cons ( decision balance) of holding on versus letting go will help to identify any barriers or fears about the change.

Often it is easier to let them associate the timing of medication with their daily tasks such as breakfast, lunch, tea or dinner. So, before explaining the medication routine to patients, I usually ask them their everyday routine so, I could let me connect the medication timing with the specific task.

One of the great things about using MI throughout a person's change journey is the collection of small wins they will acquire along the way. When a person encounters barriers or questions their ability, these previous small wins can be revisited to attest to the individual's strength and ability to overcome challenges.

Once an individual can write down or verbalize what their goals are and have a respective plan on how to reach those targets, it often allows for a boost of confidence to know that what they want to accomplish is obtainable. MI not only allows for the individual to firstly understand what they would like to see as an outcome, but also digs deep into what potential roadblocks could be there, as well as the stepping stones one could use to get to where they aspire to be.

Motivational Interviewing (MI) emerges as a potent instrument for fostering patient empowerment through its collaborative and patient centric approach.MI empowers patients to initiate action by drawing out their readiness for change.Guided by emphatic discussions,MI aids patients in recognizing and expressing their objectives, values and preferences.By harmonizing healthcare advise with patients individual motivations,MI cultivates a sense of ownership and dedication, motivating individuals to activity engage in healthcare decisions and embark on positive changes.This approach, centered on the patient, amplifies autonomy, fostering a more empowered and involved healthcare journey.

One must be careful to not over-celebrate wins, as this can set someone up to fall harder when they have a set-back. As helpers, we must acknowledge the win, recognize what it took to achieve that win and also prepare the person for possible set-back. This helps normalize that set-backs are all part of the change process.

In my experience motivational interviewing involves building rapport, trust, and maintaining compassion with individuals. First, it’s important to find out what motivates or drives the individual. What contributes to them getting out of bed in the morning. I often ask clients about their goals, or what they want to see different in their lives. Through exploring client options, barriers, and ambivalence using a partnership approach we can empower clients by promoting autonomy. Then, they can make an informed decision towards change.

MI involves discussing patient's personal reasons for wanting to make change. By exploring their motivations, addressing ambivalence, values and collaboratively setting realistic goals, patients are more likely to feel empowered and committed to sustaining positive health behaviours and to make lasting lifestyle modifications.

Another important part of this process is taking the time to plan ahead. Life looks different throughout the year and it is important to honor these shifts in an individual’s life. Making plans for anticipated changes (like travel, holidays, life events, etc.) can help to reduce the likelihood that an individual will be caught off-guard, instead giving them space to plan to maintain their change when life looks different than it did when they initially achieved their goal.

Affirmations are key! Avoid being an overly-enthusiastic cheerleader, but really dig into the success. "What do you think fell into place to help you make this happen?" "Do you foresee any barriers moving forward, anything that might get in the way of you keeping this up?" and then of course work through that with your client/patient. And always revisit the original motivators. "I know you've said how important this is to you, so you can continue.." or "to prevent.." etc. Revisit the original motivators at every contact and always check for barriers that might have popped up. Avoiding overly enthusiastic cheerleading style of affirmation is important to ensure clients will be forthcoming if they do have a period of downslide.

Empathic and complex reflections can help patients feel understood and help give new language and insight into what is happening below the surface and driving their behavior. This new self awareness can empower transformative shifts long after their conversation with you.

It is very important to allow the patient to vent before you add your own perspective to handling the situation. That way you get to know the depth of their emotions and probably allows you to ask certain leading questions that could encourage them to analyse how they handled a previous difficult situation effectively. It gives them a path of hope to overcome the present hardship.

Resilience is a muscle that can (and should) be developed. It serves as a protective factor against adversity. To that end, MI can help to build resilience. Using reflective listening and summarization provides empathetic space for a person to share. It also allows the opportunity to anchor on coping skills that have been successfully leveraged in other situations.

A Entrevista Motivacional (EM) pode ser eficaz na ajuda aos pacientes para administrarem suas emo??es de várias maneiras. Aqui est?o alguns dos principais benefícios nesse contexto: Express?o Empática; Reflex?es Afetivas; Respeito à Autonomia Emocional; Lidar com a Ambivalência Emocional; Foco na Mudan?a Positiva; Desenvolvimento de Estratégias de Enfrentamento; Constru??o de Alian?a Terapêutica.

You've got to walk before you can run -- first creating behavior change inside the hospital or clinic and then having a patient create change in their habits and lifestyle at home.

A challenge for most people, when attempting to maintain action towards a goal is completion or proficiency in the realm. If someone completes their goal or is getting close enough to where they feel satisfied it may lead to a diminished level of motivation. If their goal is a one time achievement of a state, that is fantastic, they have done it, but if their goal is related to lifestyle or long-term change then a goal is not always the way. An aspect of MI is to understand the participant, to see what their values are, and effective support will help them link their values to their course of action. Value driven action helps to maintain even when the external rewards become less impactful - the action itself becomes the reward itself.

I have found that utilizing MI techniques can be very powerful and effective by reinforcing someone’s understanding of a topic. When we are unsure of ourselves, we seek reinforcement in order to find the courage to leap further. Validation and reinforcement can build confidence which is imperative for someone to posses before they can feel empowered to keep climbing.

Elicit from your discussions that progression is not linear and allow them to identify when they are using cognitive distortions e.g. all or nothing thinking

From the perspective of the coach, it is important to be comfortable with silence that may arise during sessions with a patient/member. Often, silence may lead us to offer possible solutions or go into the righting reflex, but learning to get comfortable with silence will allow the patient/member some more time to develop their own thoughts and possible goals or outcomes.

Motivational Interviewing was originally created to work with people ambivalent about quitting smoking. I recommend going to look at Prochaska and DiClemente’s stages of readiness for change. It’s a really good foundation for understanding the basis of motivational interviewing.

In my experience, a focus on a clients agency and dignity with total respect for their process is effective. It also helps to encourage a clients personal experience versus abstract concepts.

Using MI encourages clients to maintain autonomy over the change process. I find decisional balance to be very powerful tool in navigating conversations around change. Understand the reasons / rationale behind the resistance can be very insightful.