ArticleJournal of foot and ankle research2021
Effects of training podiatrists to use imagery-based motivational interviewing when treating people with diabetes-related foot disease: a mixed-methods pilot study.
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- Training in communication skills for healthcare providers in chronic care: a systematic review.BMC medical education · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy of at home monitoring of foot temperature for risk reduction of diabetes-related foot ulcer: A meta-analysis.Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Facilitating a complex behaviour-change intervention: healthcare professionals' accounts of their journeys to competence and confidence.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Short-Term Efficacy of a Multi-Modal Intervention Program to Improve Custom-Made Footwear Use in People at High Risk of Diabetes-Related Foot Ulceration.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Exploring the psychosocial burden of foot complications in diabetes: A cross-sectional survey and qualitative interview study in a United Kingdom coastal community.Journal of foot and ankle research · 2024Article
- The Why, What and Where Podcast on the Updated 2023 IWGDF Guideline on Offloading Treatments for Diabetes-Related Foot Ulcers.Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders · 2024Article
- Motivational Interviewing: Addressing Interest Among Health Professions Students.PRiMER (Leawood, Kan.) · 2024Article
- Objectively assessed long-term wearing patterns and predictors of wearing orthopaedic footwear in people with diabetes at moderate-to-high risk of foot ulceration: a 12 months observational study.Journal of foot and ankle research · 2023Observational
- Where do you stand?: an exploration of perspectives toward feet, foot health, and footwear using innovative digital methods.Journal of foot and ankle research · 2023Article
- Attitudes and experiences towards the application of motivational interviewing by podiatrists working with people with diabetes at high-risk of developing foot ulcers: a mixed-methods study.Journal of foot and ankle research · 2022Article
- Knee-High Devices Are Gold in Closing the Foot Ulcer Gap: A Review of Offloading Treatments to Heal Diabetic Foot Ulcers.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundSelf-care in diabetes related foot disease (DFD) is challenging and contributes to poor outcomes. Motivational Interviewing (MI) can engage people in self-care and modifying it by integrating imagery may further improve its outcomes. No previous studies have trained podiatrists in using MI to address DFD self-care. This was the first study on training podiatrists to conduct imagery-based motivational interviewing (MI) when treating people with DFD, and to examine impacts on MI related skills, job satisfaction and subjective experiences in a mixed-methods pilot study.
methodsEleven recruited podiatrists (median age: 35 years, 9 female and 2 male) received two 4-h training sessions, and three received subsequent mentoring. MI and imagery skills were rated using validated tools during two clinical sessions per participant at baseline, and 2- and 12-weeks post-training. Job satisfaction was assessed at baseline and 12 weeks. Semi-structured interviews at 12 weeks were analysed using the framework approach.
resultsSignificant improvements over time (p = .006-.044) with substantial effect sizes (η
conclusionTraining podiatrists in MI may have potential but more training, observation and mentoring appear needed to obtain sustained communication changes in practice.
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