SynthesisPloS one2018
Effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing on adult behaviour change in health and social care settings: A systematic review of reviews.
Synthesis in PloS one, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 142 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
An International Multi-site, Randomized Controlled Trial of a Brief eHealth Intervention to Increase COVID-19 Knowledge and Protective Behaviors, and Reduce Pandemic Stress Among Diverse LGBT+ People
The Effect of Transtheoretical Model-Based Antenatal and Postnatal Motivational Interviewing on Contraceptive Self-Efficacy, Contraceptive Attitude and Contraceptive Use: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
142 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Addressing vaccine hesitancy: A systematic review comparing the efficacy of motivational versus educational interventions on vaccination uptake.Translational behavioral medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy of interventions and techniques on adherence to physiotherapy in adults: an overview of systematic reviews and panoramic meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Motivational interviewing for substance use reduction.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Adapted motivational interviewing for brief healthcare consultations: A systematic review and meta-analysis of treatment fidelity in real-world evaluations of behaviour change counselling.British journal of health psychology · 2023Pooled it
- Effectiveness, feasibility, and acceptability of behaviour change tools used by family doctors: a global systematic review.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2023Pooled it
- Cultural adaptations of motivational interviewing: A systematic review.Psychological services · 2023Pooled it
- Efficacy of Motivational Interviewing and Brief Interventions on tobacco use among healthy adults: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials.Investigacion y educacion en enfermeria · 2022Pooled it
- Blended Care Interventions to Promote Physical Activity: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Sports medicine - open · 2022Pooled it
- Digital Interventions for People With Co-Occurring Depression and Problematic Alcohol Use: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Alcohol and alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire) · 2022Pooled it
- When primary care providers and smokers meet: a systematic review and metasynthesis.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2021Pooled it
- A Cluster Randomized Trial of a Vaccination Communication Educational Intervention: Impact on COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake in Veterans.Journal of general internal medicine · 2026Trial
- Effectiveness of a Hybrid Community-Based Heart-Healthy Lifestyle Intervention: Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial Integrating mHealth and Motivational Interviewing.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Trial
- Exploring Patients' Perceptions of an Advance Care Planning Intervention in the Emergency Department: A Qualitative Study.Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine · 2025Trial
- Motivational interviewing for fall prevention (MI-FP) pilot study: Randomized controlled trial.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2025Trial
- Family-Based Motivational Interviewing and Resource Mobilization to Prevent Obesity: Living Well Together Trial.Journal of nutrition education and behavior · 2024Trial
- Effect of a Mobile Health-Based Remote Interaction Management Intervention on the Quality of Life and Self-Management Behavior of Patients With Low Anterior Resection Syndrome: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Trial
- Influence of motivational interviewing on postoperative mobilization in the enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS®) pathway in elective colorectal surgery - a randomized patient-blinded pilot study.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2024Trial
- Booklet and Motivational Interviewing to Promote Self-efficacy in Parents/Caregivers of Children with Asthma: A Clinical Trial.International journal of community based nursing and midwifery · 2024Trial
- Addressing Pain Using a Mediterranean Ketogenic Nutrition Program in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment.Journal of pain research · 2024Trial
- Economic Cost of the HealthCall Smartphone Intervention to Reduce Heavy Alcohol Drinking in Adults With HIV.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2023Trial
82 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
backgroundThe challenge of addressing unhealthy lifestyle choice is of global concern. Motivational Interviewing has been widely implemented to help people change their behaviour, but it is unclear for whom it is most beneficial. This overview aims to appraise and synthesise the review evidence for the effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing on health behaviour of adults in health and social care settings.
methodsA systematic review of reviews. Methods were pre-specified and documented in a protocol (PROSPERO-CRD42016049278). We systematically searched 7 electronic databases: CDSR; DARE; PROSPERO; MEDLINE; CINAHL; AMED and PsycINFO from 2000 to May 2018. Two reviewers applied pre-defined selection criteria, extracted data using TIDIER guidelines and assessed methodological quality using the ROBIS tool. We used GRADE criteria to rate the strength of the evidence for reviews including meta-analyses.
findingsSearches identified 5222 records. One hundred and four reviews, including 39 meta-analyses met the inclusion criteria. Most meta-analysis evidence was graded as low or very low (128/155). Moderate quality evidence for mainly short term (<6 months) statistically significant small beneficial effects of Motivational Interviewing were found in 11 of 155 (7%) of meta-analysis comparisons. These outcomes include reducing binge drinking, frequency and quantity of alcohol consumption, substance abuse in people with dependency or addiction, and increasing physical activity participation.
conclusionsWe have created a comprehensive map of reviews relating to Motivational Interviewing to signpost stakeholders to the best available evidence. More high quality research is needed to be confident about the effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing. We identified a large volume of low quality evidence and many areas of overlapping research. To avoid research waste, it is vital for researchers to be aware of existing research, and the implications arising from that research. In the case of Motivational Interviewing issues relating to monitoring and reporting fidelity of interventions need to be addressed.
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