SynthesisJournal of behavioral medicine2014
Motivational interviewing with primary care populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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127 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Brief interventions for suicidal ideation in primary care: a systematic review.BMC primary care · 2025Pooled it
- Does Motivational Interviewing Improve the Weight Management Process in Adolescents? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Motivational Interviewing to Improve the Uptake of Colorectal Cancer Screening: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Pooled it
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- Systematic Review of Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Improvement of Medication Adherence.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2015Pooled it
- Evaluating the impact of communicating high polygenic risk for coronary artery disease on the health behaviour of young overweight adults: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- A pilot randomized controlled trial of Kisoboka, a behavioral economic and motivational interviewing intervention to reduce high-risk alcohol use and improve antiretroviral therapy adherence for men in Uganda.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2026Trial
- Effectiveness of two vocational interventions on sickness absence and costs for people with musculoskeletal disorders: 12 months results from the MI-NAV multi-arm randomized trial.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2025Trial
- Preliminary Support for the Use of Motivational Interviewing to Improve Parent/Adult Caregiver Behavior for Obesity and Cancer Prevention.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Trial
- An 8-Week Peer Health Coaching Intervention among College Students: A Pilot Randomized Study.Nutrients · 2023Trial
- Low-touch, team-based care for co-morbidity management in cancer patients: the ONE TEAM randomized controlled trial.BMC family practice · 2021Trial
- The impact of motivational interviewing on relapse to substance use among women in Iran: a randomized clinical trial.BMC psychiatry · 2020Trial
- Enhanced motivational interviewing for reducing weight and increasing physical activity in adults with high cardiovascular risk: the MOVE IT three-arm RCT.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2019Trial
- A 4-year randomized trial comparing three outreach interventions to promote screening mammograms.Translational behavioral medicine · 2019Trial
- Brief Counseling for Veterans with Musculoskeletal Disorder, Risky Substance Use, and Service Connection Claims.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2019Trial
- A Motivational Interviewing Intervention by Pharmacy Students to Improve Medication Adherence.Journal of managed care & specialty pharmacy · 2017Trial
- Peer Network Counseling as Brief Treatment for Urban Adolescent Heavy Cannabis Users.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2017Trial
- Training Primary Care Physicians to Employ Self-Efficacy-Enhancing Interviewing Techniques: Randomized Controlled Trial of a Standardized Patient Intervention.Journal of general internal medicine · 2016Trial
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Abstract
This meta-analysis synthesized the findings from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of motivational interviewing (MI) for health behavior outcomes within primary care populations. Published and unpublished RCTs were identified using databases and online listservs. Studies were synthesized by outcome subgroup and meta-regression analyses were conducted to determine potential moderators accounting for heterogeneity within samples. Mean effect sizes ranged from .07 to .47; significant effect sizes were found for the adherence subgroup of studies (p = .04) and all outcomes combined (p = .02). Professional credentials of intervention deliverer were found to significantly moderate the association between MI and effect size in substance use subgroup (p = .0005) and all outcomes combined (p = .004). Mean effect sizes were largest in outcomes related to weight loss, blood pressure, and substance use. MI appears to be useful in clinical settings and as few as 1 MI session may be effective in enhancing readiness to change and action directed towards reaching health behavior-change goals.
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