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New approach to behavior change geared toward individual practitioners
Disease Management Advisor
|July 26, 2002
Summary
Practitioner behaviors can hinder change in chronically ill patients. Learning new motivational skills and a structured process can help clinicians guide patients effectively through behavioral change.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Behavioral Science
- Patient Adherence
Background:
- Common practitioner approaches may inadvertently foster patient resistance to change.
- Effective patient management requires addressing these ingrained behaviors.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify practitioner behaviors that impede patient change.
- To introduce a framework for enhancing practitioner skills in guiding patient behavior change.
Main Methods:
- Expert opinion and proposed intervention framework.
- Qualitative analysis of practitioner-patient interactions.
Main Results:
- Certain "fix it" practitioner behaviors create barriers to patient adherence.
- A "motivational" practitioner approach facilitates progress along the continuum of change.
Conclusions:
- Practitioners require new skills to effectively manage chronically ill patients.
- A structured roadmap can transform "fix it" approaches into motivational strategies for improved patient outcomes.