Behavior change in diabetes practitioners: An intervention using motivation, action planning and prompts

PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING

卷:103

Article; Proceedings Paper

Maltinsky, Wendy¹  Swanson, Vivien¹ 

[1] Univ Stirling, Ctr Hlth & Behav Change, Psychol Div, Stirling FK9 4LA, Scotland

关键词: Diabetes;    Health practitioners;    Intervention;    Behavior change techniques;    Goal achievement;    Planning;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.pec.2020.04.013

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Objectives: It is important for health professionals to have behavior change skills to empower people to manage long-term-conditions. Theoretically derived, competency-based training can be particularly effective where it considers reflective and automatic routes to behavior change. The aim of this study was to develop, deliver and evaluate a motivational, action and prompting behavior change skills intervention for diabetes health practitioners in Scotland, UK. Methods: This was a longitudinal intervention study. A 2-day intervention was delivered to 99 health professionals. Participants set behavioral goals to change practice, completing action and coping plans post-training. Motivation and plan quality were evaluated in relation to goal achievement at 6-week follow-up. Results: Post-training, practitioners could develop high quality work-related action and coping plans, which they were motivated to enact. Although under half responded at follow-up, most reported successful goal achievement. There was no difference in plan quality for goal achievers, non-achievers and non-responders. Barriers and facilitators of behavior change included institutional, service-user and individual factors. Conclusions: The intervention successfully used planning to implement participants' behaviour change goals. Practice Implications: Planning interventions are helpful to support clinicians to change their practice to help people self-manage diabetes care but may not fit demands of day-to-day clinical practice. (c) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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