Is fidelity to motivational interviewing associated with alcohol outcomes in treatment-seeking 60+ year-old citizens?

Part of the variability in treatment outcomes for Motivational Interviewing (MI) may be explained by differences in the fidelity to MI. The Motivational Interviewing Treatment Integrity manual version 4 (MITI 4) is an improved measure of fidelity to elements of MI. It is not known whether the fidelity to MI, as measured by the MITI 4, is related to treatment outcome.

Source: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment - March 12, 2019 Category: Addiction Authors: Lotte Kramer Schmidt, Theresa B. Moyers, Anette S øgaard Nielsen, Kjeld Andersen Source Type: research