Abstract
Objective: To investigate whether dental hygienist students through peer-learning can increase their ability to conduct motivational interviewing (MI) compared with students who follow the regular curriculum. The aim was also to get an insight into the process of learning of MI. Materials and Methods: Ten dental hygienist students were randomly selected to either the intervention group (IG) or the control group (CG). Students in the IG performed two MI sessions, which were discussed in a peer group and with a tutor. Thereafter the students performed the third MI sessions, which was evaluated by “Motivational Interviewing Treatment Integrity Code, Version 3.1”. The CG consisted of five students who followed the regular curriculum in the education and they conducted one MI session. A questionnaire was used to study how students reflected before and after these MI sessions. The analysis was performed by using descriptive statistics and for the comparison between groups the Mann-Whitney test was used. Results: The students in the IG used significantly more, simple and complex reflections (p < 0.05) compared to the CG. The IG gave also significantly less information during the counseling, and thereby asked more open-ended questions than the CG (p < 0.05). Both groups planned their MI sessions carefully by preparing questions before they met the patients. Conclusion: Dental hygienist students in the present study increased their skills in motivational interviewing by peer-learning from other students and from a tutor, compared to a control group.
Highlights
For modern health practitioners an important aspect of patient treatment is counseling sessions with the patients aiming to give advice and motivate him or her towards healthy behavior
Dental hygienist students in the present study increased their skills in motivational interviewing by peerlearning from other students and from a tutor, compared to a control group
Skills in motivational interviewing were coded according to the coding manual MITI 3.1, and is presented for each student both in the intervention group (IG) and in the control group (CG) (Tables 1 and 2)
Summary
For modern health practitioners an important aspect of patient treatment is counseling sessions with the patients aiming to give advice and motivate him or her towards healthy behavior. MI is an evidence-based interview method that aims to support patients to change a behavior by stimulating to positive changes and strengthen the person’s own motivation [5]. This means that teaching within this area is essential and that dental and dental hygienists students need to be prepared to implement this knowledge in their daily work routines, which, constitutes a new challenge in the education, where the goal is to give communication and counseling training in the clinical setting
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