@article {Rubak429, author = {Sune Rubak and Annelli Sandb{\ae}k and Torsten Lauritzen and Knut Borch-Johnsen and Bo Christensen}, title = {An education and training course in motivational interviewing influence: GPs{\textquoteright} professional behaviour {\textemdash} ADDITION Denmark}, volume = {56}, number = {527}, pages = {429--436}, year = {2006}, publisher = {Royal College of General Practitioners}, abstract = {Background Motivational interviewing has been shown to be broadly usable in a scientific setting in the management of behavioural problems and diseases. However, data concerning implementation and aspects regarding the use of motivational interviewing in general practice is missing.Aim To evaluate GPs{\textquoteright} conception of motivational interviewing in terms of methods, adherence to and aspects of its use in general practice after a course.Study design In a randomised controlled trial concerning intensive treatment of newly diagnosed patients with type 2 diabetes detected by screening, the GPs were randomised to a course in motivational interviewing or not. The study also included a third group of GPs outside the randomised controlled trial, who had 2 years previously received a similar course in motivational interviewing.Setting General practice in Denmark.Method The intervention consisted of a 1.5-day residential course in motivational interviewing with 0.5-day follow-ups, twice during the first year. Questionnaire data from GPs were obtained.Results We obtained a 100\% response-rate from the GPs in all three groups. The GPs trained in motivational interviewing adhered statistically significantly more to the methods than did the control group. More than 95 \% of the GPs receiving the course stated that they had used the specific methods in general practice.Conclusion A course in motivational interviewing seems to influence GPs professional behaviour. Based on self-reported questionnaires, this study shows that the GPs after a course in motivational interviewing seemed to change their professional behaviour in daily practice using motivational interviewing compared with the control group. GPs evaluated motivational interviewing to be more effective than {\textquoteleft}traditional advice giving{\textquoteright}. Furthermore, GPs stated that the method was not more time consuming than {\textquoteleft}traditional advice giving{\textquoteright}.}, issn = {0960-1643}, URL = {https://bjgp.org/content/56/527/429}, eprint = {https://bjgp.org/content/56/527/429.full.pdf}, journal = {British Journal of General Practice} }