Feasibility of using communication coaching to teach palliative care clinicians Motivational Interviewing

Palliative care clinicians often have challenging conversations with patients or family caregivers who express ambivalence about goals or feel reluctant to discuss topics. Motivational Interviewing (MI) has tools to address ambivalence and reluctance. The aim of this pilot was to test the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of an MI communication coaching intervention.
Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management - Category: Palliative Care Authors: Source Type: research