Helping Patients Make and Sustain Healthy Changes: A Brief Introduction to Motivational Interviewing in Clinical Diabetes Care.

The article focuses on the use of motivational interviewing (MI) as a methodology for physicians and other health care providers to support diabetic patients in initiating and sustaining self-care practices. It relates that MI is an effective approach to help patients build motivation and confidence to undertake the behavioral changes needed for effective diabetes self-management. A case example illustrating several MI techniques is also cited.