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Focusing involves centering a conversation on a message's critical elements or concepts. Focusing is valuable if the talk is vague or patients begin to repeat themselves. Sometimes, when patients are asked about their symptoms, they may go off-topic and try to tell their entire life story. Respectfully, the nurse should bring the conversation back into focus.
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Applying motivational interviewing techniques to palliative care communication.

Kathryn I Pollak1, Julie W Childers, Robert M Arnold

  • 1Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cancer Prevention, Detection and Control Research Program, Durham, North Carolina, USA. kathryn.pollak@duke.edu

Journal of Palliative Medicine
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Motivational Interviewing (MI) techniques can improve palliative care communication. These methods help clinicians navigate patient ambivalence and resistance, supporting patient autonomy and values-based decision-making.

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Published on: December 23, 2025

Area of Science:

  • Palliative Care Medicine
  • Communication Strategies
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Effective communication is crucial in palliative care.
  • Clinicians face challenges in managing patient ambivalence, resistance, and autonomy concerns.
  • Existing guidelines offer limited support for these specific communication scenarios.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the applicability of Motivational Interviewing (MI) techniques in palliative care communication.
  • To identify how MI can help clinicians address patient ambivalence and resistance.
  • To examine how MI can support patient autonomy when clinicians disagree with patient choices.

Main Methods:

  • Review of Motivational Interviewing (MI) principles and techniques.
  • Analysis of MI's potential application in palliative care conversations.
  • Focus on specific MI skills like reflective statements and summarizing.

Main Results:

  • MI techniques, particularly reflective statements and summarizing, can reduce patient resistance.
  • MI can help resolve patient ambivalence and enhance support for patient autonomy.
  • Adaptation of MI is necessary as palliative care focuses on value-consistent choices, not directing specific decisions.

Conclusions:

  • Elements of Motivational Interviewing can enhance the quality and efficacy of palliative care communication.
  • MI offers valuable strategies for addressing complex patient responses in end-of-life care.
  • Tailored application of MI principles supports patient-centered decision-making aligned with personal values.