Motivational interviewing avoids an aggressive or confrontational approach to encouraging people to quit smoking and may be more likely to support long term adherence to a cessation programme.

Experts have suggested that motivational interviewing, ... Smoking Cessation Through Motivational Interviewing May Not be a Great Idea. by Tanya Thomas on December 27, 2010 at 8:00 PM.

They are using a technique called motivational interviewing, ... smoking cessation and weight-loss counseling by health systems and companies including Aetna and Weight Watchers International ...

For these reasons, Hendricks says that researchers should continue to explore the efficacy of motivational interviewing for smoking-cessation, paying particular attention to potential moderating ...

Motivational Interviewing for smoking cessation The other common and effective technique used for tobacco cessation is Motivational Interviewing. It is about locating the motivation for patient ...

A new review of studies says that addressing tobacco use without judging the user appears to help people quit, especially if a primary care physician uses a form of supportive counseling called ...

A year after the intervention, patients will be considered to have stopped smoking if they report abstinence (defined as no of consumption of tobacco for at least 7 days) and this is confirmed by ...

Teen Smoking-cessation Trial First To Achieve Significant Quit Rates Date: October 13, 2009 Source: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Summary: ...

How do you bolster the use of smoking cessation in your practice? Dr Drummond? M. Bradley Drummond, ... MPH, RRT, RPFT: This is where in my practice we use a lot of motivational interviewing.

Motivational interviewing helps determine if it's time to take action. It needs to be applied to improving health care workers' well-being.

For the first time, researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have demonstrated that it is possible to successfully recruit and retain a large number of adolescent smokers from the ...