Veterinary communication can influence farmer Change Talk and can be modified following brief Motivational Interviewing training.

ABSTRACT: Current veterinary communication skills training often focuses on the strategies necessary to successfully transfer information and promote shared decision making rather than inspiring client motivation to engage in behaviour change(s). One evidence-based communication methodology with a specific focus on enhancing conversations about change is Motivational Interviewing (MI), which is perceived by veterinarians to be highly relevant to their profession. We examined whether veterinarians who experienced brief (4-5 hours) MI training (BMIT) were able to change their communication behaviours to be more MI consistent. Fourteen veterinarians recorded 31 veterinary herd health consultations before (n = 15) and after (n = 16) BMIT to allow pre-post intervention analysis of veterinarian and farmer

SUBMITTER: Bard AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9467306 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature