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MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING WITH INJURED ADOLESCENTS IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT: IN-SESSION PREDICTORS OF CHANGE

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 February 2004

Chris Dunn
Affiliation:
University of Washington School of Medicine, USA
RoseAnne M. Droesch
Affiliation:
University of Washington School of Medicine, USA
Brian D. Johnston
Affiliation:
University of Washington School of Medicine, USA
Frederick P. Rivara
Affiliation:
University of Washington School of Medicine, USA

Abstract

This paper reports the process outcomes of a randomized trial of a one-session Motivational Interviewing (MI) intervention conducted with youth (12–20 years) in a hospital emergency department (ED) while undergoing medical care for an injury. The interventions targeted six behaviors placing youths at high risk for injury. Those youth whose counselors perceived their readiness to increase between the start and end of the MI session were 4.5 times more likely to have improved their use of seat belts 6 months later compared with youth who were not perceived to have increased in readiness during the session.

Type
Brief Clinical Reports
Copyright
© 2004 British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies

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