Virtual Standardized Patients vs Academic Training for Learning Motivational Interviewing Skills in the US Department of Veterans Affairs and the US Military: A Randomized Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Despite the need for effective and scalable training in motivational interviewing (MI) that includes posttraining coaching and feedback, limited evidence exists regarding the effectiveness of using virtual (computerized) standardized patients (VSPs) in such training.

Objective

To evaluate the efficacy of training with a VSP on the acquisition and maintenance of MI skills compared with traditional academic study.

Design, setting, and participants

This study was a 2-group, parallel-training randomized trial of 120 volunteer health care professionals recruited from a Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense medical facility. Motivational interviewing skill was coded by external experts blinded to training group and skill assessment time points.

SUBMITTER: Reger GM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7563071 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature