RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06742645

The Use of Brief Motivational Interviewing in Community Health Centers.

The Use of Brief Motivational Interviewing in Community Health Centers. Controlled Trial on Quality of Life and Perceived Health Status

Sponsor

Azienda Usl di Bologna

Enrollment

304 participants

Start Date

Dec 9, 2024

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Healthy Subjects

Summary

The research project aims to detect the effect of the Brief Motivational Interview (BMI) on the motivation to change risky behaviors and the adoption of healthy lifestyles by citizens attending Community Health Centers (CdC). The controlled, multicenter, prospective design study involves the enrollment of 304 people, with 152 at the Borgo Reno CdC and 152 at the Navile CdC.

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Inclusion Criteria5

first visit to the Cardiology or Endocrinology/Diabetology or Rheumatology or Basic Dietetics services or other medical specialties of the Borgo-Reno or Navile Community Home or referred to them.
resident in the AUSL of Bologna
age ≥18 years
not resident in the territory of the AUSL of Bologna
age <18 years

Exclusion Criteria1

second or more visits to the Cardiology or Endocrinology/Diabetology or Rheumatology or Basic Dietetics services, or other medical specialties of the Borgo-Reno or Navile Community House or referred to them.

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALBrief Motivational Interviewing

Brief Motivational Interviewing (BMI), the object of the training and of the present research study, is an interview methodology that includes the intervention on the motivation to change of subjects with risky behaviors for their health, in order to obtain changes in their lifestyle and maintain correct behaviors for health over time (1). The BMI is mainly based on the Transtheoretical Model of Change by Di Clemente CC. and Prochaska JO (2). In particular, the BMI has been defined by its creators, Miller and Rollnick, as "a collaborative style of conversation aimed at strengthening motivation and commitment to change" (3), both through defined attitudes, strategies and techniques, and through the exploration of ambivalence or internal fracture, which together with availability and a sense of self-efficacy (4) provides a framework of personal motivation.

BEHAVIORALStandard of Care (SOC)

Standard of Care (SOC) - The health workers of the Navile Community House carry out the outpatient visit and after having identified the health problems they propose a possible treatment. The users belonging to the control arm will complete the SF-36 questionnaire