| Project Information |
| Project Title: |
Optimizing physician training in motivational communication (MC) skills for health behavior change |
| Period: |
from: 2014-07-01
to: 2019-06-30
|
| Principal Investigator(s): |
Bacon, Simon Louis
;
Lavoie, Kim
|
| Co-Investigators: |
Aaron, Shawn D
;
Boulet, Louis-Philippe
;
Bourbeau, Jean
;
Campbell, Tavis Scott
;
Dasgupta, Kaberi
;
Diodati, Jean Gino
;
Eisenberg, Mark Jeffrey
;
Fitzgerald, J Mark
;
Ghali, William Amin
;
Khan, Nadia Ahmed
;
Lefebvre, Geneviève
;
Lemiere, Catherine
;
Marciniuk, Darcy Dan
;
Moullec, Gregory
;
Oh, Paul
;
Pilote, Louise
;
Poirier, Paul
;
Rabi, Doreen Marie
;
Reid, Robert Donald
;
Sultan, Serge
;
Vallis, Micheal T.
|
| Supervisors: |
|
| Previous Investigators/Supervisors: |
|
| Institution: |
CIUSSS du Nord-de-l'Ile-de Montréal - Hôpital Sacré Coeur
|
| Department: |
Medicine |
| Agency: |
Canadian Institutes of Health Research |
| Program: |
Operating Grant |
| Keywords: |
ASPECTS PSYCHOSOCIAUX/COMPORTEMENTS, BEHAVIOUR CHANGE, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES, CHRONIC LUNG DISEASES, DISTRIBUTION DES SOINS DE LA SANTE, HEALTH CARE DELIVERY, HEALTH SERVICES, LES SERVICES DE SANTÉ, MOTIVATIONAL COMMUNICATION, PHYSICIAN COMMUNICATION, PHYSICIAN SKILLS COMPETENCY, PHYSICIAN TRAINING, POOR HEALTH BEHAVIORS, PSYCHOSOCIAL AND HEALTH BEHAVIOURS, PSYCHOSOCIAL/HEALTH BEHAVIOURAL RES., RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL, SANTE ET FACTEURS PSYCHOSOCIAUX |
| Abstract: |
A cluster of poor health behaviours or lifestyle factors (i.e., smoking, poor diet, drinking, physical inactivity) have been identified as major causes of chronic disease (e.g., heart and lung disease) and premature death. Interventions aimed at helping people change these behaviours are poorly developed, and few physicians are willing to use them. Motivational communication (MC) is a way of talking to patients that is designed to improve their level of motivation to adopt a healthy lifestyle. When health professionals use MC techniques, research has found it to be effective in helping people quit smoking, drink less, lose weight, and be more physically active. As a result, the demand for training in MC has risen drastically. Despite the fact these programs are being widely offered across Canada, we know very little about how successful they have been at teaching physicians the skills of MC. The goal of this study is to test how well physicians who treat patients with heart and lung disease can conduct MC after receiving different amounts of training (4 vs 8 vs 16 hours). Ultimately, the results of this study will be used to better inform the design of MC programs offered to physicians across Canada. This will ensure that the training physicians receive will indeed improve their communication skills with their patients, improved physician-patient relationships, greater patient satisfaction with care, and improved chronic disease outcomes.
|
| Funding Information |
| Fiscal
Year |
Amount |
| 2014-15 |
$99,974
|
| 2015-16 |
$133,548
|
| 2016-17 |
$134,349
|
| 2017-18 |
$137,174
|
| 2018-19 |
$142,330
|
| 2019-20 |
$36,311
|
| Total: |
$683,686 |
|
