Trial reportPatient education and counseling2019
Healthy conversation skills as an intervention to support healthy gestational weight gain: Experience and perceptions from intervention deliverers and participants.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Systematic Review of Patient Preferences and Experiences Regarding Dietetic Outpatient Care.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2025Pooled it
- The therapeutic relationship between a client and dietitian: A systematic integrative review of empirical literature.Nutrition & dietetics : the journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia · 2022Pooled it
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- How can we best use opportunities provided by routine maternity care to engage women in improving their diets and health?Maternal & child nutrition · 2020Trial
- Exploring the 'train the trainer' model for delivering Making Every Contact Count (MECC) training at scale: A qualitative study.British journal of health psychology · 2026Article
- Mixed Methods Evaluation of the "Train the Trainer" Model for Delivering Core "Making Every Contact Count" (MECC) Training.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2026Article
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- Increasing confidence and competence in supporting behaviour change in physiotherapy practice using Making Every Contact Count Healthy Conversation Skills: a before and after evaluation.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- A Proposed Framework to Aid Primary Care Clinicians in Promoting Cardiovascular Health.Journal of general internal medicine · 2025Article
- Evaluation of ImpENSA technology-enabled behaviour change module delivered to healthcare professionals in South Africa to improve micronutrient nutrition during the first 1000 days.Maternal & child nutrition · 2024Article
- ImpENSA eHealthy Conversation Skills training for healthcare professionals aimed at improving micronutrient status during the first 1000 days in South Africa.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- 'I can feel myself coming out of the rut': a brief intervention for supporting behaviour change is acceptable to patients with chronic musculoskeletal conditions.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- How useful is the Making Every Contact Count Healthy Conversation Skills approach for supporting people with musculoskeletal conditions?Zeitschrift fur Gesundheitswissenschaften = Journal of public health · 2022Article
- The impact of Healthy Conversation Skills training on health professionals' barriers to having behaviour change conversations: a pre-post survey using the Theoretical Domains Framework.BMC health services research · 2021Article
- Healthcare Professional Training Regarding Gestational Weight Gain: Recommendations and Future Directions.Current obesity reports · 2021Review
- How to Educate Pregnant Women about Endocrine Disruptors?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveIn a pilot RCT we assessed training a dietitian in "Healthy Conversation Skills" (HCS) to support behavior change. This study describes the acceptability of the intervention from the participant and practitioner perspective.
methodsSeventy pregnant women participated (intervention = 33; control = 37). The evaluation included: i)audio-recording sessions to assess use of HCS from the intervention dietitian; ii)semi-structured interview with the intervention dietitian to assess experiences of using HCS; iii)Quality of Prenatal Care Questionnaire and focus groups to assess participants' views of study experience.
resultsIntervention sessions involved conversations where the dietitian used HCS. The dietitian reflected on the simplicity of learning HCS in training but the challenges of embedding these new skills in practice and highlighted the need to review and reflect on practice as an ongoing process. Intervention participants were more satisfied with the study (p = 0.05) and more likely to agree that the dietitian took time to ask about things that were important to them (p = 0.04) than control participants.
conclusionUse of HCS by practitioners is an acceptable way to support lifestyle changes in pregnancy. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Use of HCS provide opportunities to support behaviour change. Review of and reflecting on practice may facilitate the application of new skills in practice.
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