SynthesisPatient education and counseling2016
Technology-delivered adaptations of motivational interviewing for health-related behaviors: A systematic review of the current research.
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67 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Telehealth delivery of motivational interviewing for diabetes management: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials.Patient education and counseling · 2022Pooled it
- Coaching Through Technology: A Systematic Review into Efficacy and Effectiveness for the Ageing Population.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Motivational interviewing in eHealth and telehealth interventions for weight loss: A systematic review.Preventive medicine · 2019Pooled it
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- Impact of Computer-Mediated Versus Face-to-Face Motivational-Type Interviews on Participants' Language and Subsequent Cannabis Use: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Trial
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- Can chatbots help to motivate smoking cessation? A study on the effectiveness of motivational interviewing on engagement and therapeutic alliance.BMC public health · 2022Trial
- Development of a tablet app designed to improve African Americans' screening colonoscopy rates.Translational behavioral medicine · 2020Trial
- A preliminary test of a brief intervention to lessen young adults' cannabis use: Episode-level smartphone data highlights the role of protective behavioral strategies and exercise.Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology · 2020Trial
- Participant Satisfaction with Computer-Delivered Intervention Components and Its Relation to Alcohol Outcomes.Substance use & misuse · 2020Trial
- Comparing satisfaction, alliance and intervention components in electronically delivered and in-person brief interventions for substance use among childbearing-aged women.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2019Trial
- The Detroit Young Adult Asthma Project: Pilot of a Technology-Based Medication Adherence Intervention for African-American Emerging Adults.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2016Trial
- Immediate Versus Delayed Computerized Brief Intervention for Illicit Drug Misuse.Journal of addiction medicineTrial
- Development and Piloting of a Web-based Adaptation of Motivational Interviewing to Promote Oral Health.PEC innovation · 2026Article
- Use of the Dynamic Systems Development Method to Inform Technology-Assisted Motivational Interviewing (TAMI) for Tobacco Cessation: Qualitative Study.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Supporting cardiomyopathy screening behavior in adult survivors of childhood cancer: an eHealth motivational interviewing-framed pilot intervention.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Article
- Interactive Internet-Based Motivational Interviewing Training for HIV Counseling Support Staff to Improve Health Communication in HIV Care Interactions: Protocol for Training Development and a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Exploring Fidelity Elements of a Motivational Interviewing-Based Implementation Strategy to Improve Adoption of Evidence-Based Practices in Schools.Journal of educational and psychological consultation : the official journal of the Association for Educational and Psychological Consultants · 2026Article
- The impact of mHealth interventions on medication adherence in breast cancer: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.Journal of pharmaceutical policy and practice · 2026Review
- Protocol for a randomized clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a technology-assisted motivational interviewing (TAMI) chatbot on smoking cessation.Contemporary clinical trials · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe aims of this paper were to describe and evaluate the methods and efficacy of technology-delivered motivational interviewing interventions (TAMIs), discuss the challenges and opportunities of TAMIs, and provide a framework for future research.
methodsWe reviewed studies that reported using motivational interviewing (MI) based components delivered via technology and conducted ratings on technology description, comprehensiveness of MI, and study methods.
resultsThe majority of studies were fully-automated and included at least one form of media rich technology to deliver the TAMI. Few studies provided complete descriptions of how MI components were delivered via technology. Of the studies that isolated the TAMI effects, positive changes were reported.
conclusionResearchers have used a range of technologies to deliver TAMIs suggesting feasibility of these methods. However, there are limited data regarding their efficacy, and strategies to deliver relational components remain a challenge. Future research should better characterize the components of TAMIs, empirically test the efficacy of TAMIs with randomized controlled trials, and incorporate fidelity measures. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: TAMIs are feasible to implement and well accepted. These approaches offer considerable potential to reduce costs, minimize therapist and training burden, and expand the range of clients that may benefit from adaptations of MI.
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