Learning experience in and usefulness of motivational interviewing among board certified members and fellows of the Japan Society for Tobacco Control
2018 Volume 13 Issue 5 Pages 94-100
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2018 Volume 13 Issue 5 Pages 94-100
Purpose: This study examined the learning experience in and usefulness of motivational interviewing (MI) among doctors and nurses in smoking-cessation clinics.
Methods: A questionnaire survey was administered to 500 board certified members and fellows of the Japan Society for Tobacco Control by random sampling. Among the 251 responses received, we analyzed the results of 90 that were from respondents who had participated in an MI workshop.
Results: Of all the respondents, 93.3% had participated in a half-day or 1-day workshop, 24.2% had received coaching, and 27.5% had participated in regular learning sessions. The percentage of participants who answered that MI was useful the provision of smoking cessation support was 73.3%. Participants reported that the most useful MI skill was “responding to change talk.”
Discussion: Many of the participants had participated in a half-day or one-day workshop. However, they felt that MI was generally helpful in the provision of smoking cessation support and considered skills to strengthen goal orientation to be the most useful content.
Conclusion: This study revealed that learning experience in MI is useful for those providing smoking cessation support, particularly training in skills related to strengthening target orientation.
