ArticleZeitschrift fur Gesundheitswissenschaften = Journal of public health2022
How useful is the Making Every Contact Count Healthy Conversation Skills approach for supporting people with musculoskeletal conditions?
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- Making every contact count for adult patients in healthcare settings: a scoping review of implementation contexts, methods, and levels of evidence.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- 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
- Evaluation of goal setting and behavior change training for transition care case managers using Kirkpatrick's Model.Translational behavioral medicine · 2026Article
- Development of a national osteopathic Practice-Based Research Network (PBRN): the NCOR Research Network.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- What does collaborative healthcare for people with musculoskeletal-related conditions look like? A scoping review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- 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
- 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
- 'Making every contact count' with patients with musculoskeletal conditions: a qualitative exploration of acceptability to physiotherapists.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- '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
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Abstract
Aim: To explore the current use and perceptions of the Wessex model of Making Every Contact Count (MECC), incorporating Healthy Conversation Skills (HCS), focussing specifically on physiotherapists supporting people living with musculoskeletal conditions. Methods: A mixed method, sequential explanatory design was employed. This article reports the first phase of the study, in which an online questionnaire was administered, consisting of items relating to perceived acceptability, appropriateness, feasibility, sustainability, and uptake of MECC HCS. Barriers and facilitators to MECC HCS delivery were additionally explored and mapped to the Theoretical Domains Framework. Results: Seventy-one professionals responded, including 15 physiotherapists supporting people with MSK conditions. Across professional groups, MECC HCS was found to be highly acceptable, appropriate, and feasible. A significant interaction between perceived sustainability of MECC HCS and the location in which professionals worked was observed. Physiotherapists reported using their MECC HCS at least daily; however, there were discrepancies between the number of their patients they believed could benefit from behaviour change intervention, and the number to whom they reported actually delivering MECC HCS. Perceived barriers and facilitators to MECC HCS implementation mapped mostly to 'Environmental Context and Resources' on the Theoretical Domains Framework. Conclusions: The Wessex model of MECC is a promising brief or very brief intervention for physiotherapists supporting individuals with musculoskeletal conditions. Barriers associated with the sustainability of the intervention within organisations must be addressed in order to enhance future implementation. Further rollout of this intervention may be beneficial for meeting the goals of the NHS and Public Health England in prevention of chronic MSK conditions and promotion of musculoskeletal health.
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