AI-Augmented Motivational Interviewing Training for Primary Care
Wright State University
Summary
This study will examine the impact of training primary care providers (PCPs) in motivational interviewing (MI) using artificial intelligence (AI) to augment the training process. MI is a patient-centered approach to engaging patients in their own care. There will be a control group and two intervention groups, with the intervention groups receiving a different amount of MI training. The hypothesis is that the AI-augmented MI training will result in improved patient outcomes, improved clinician wellbeing, and reduced behavioral manifestation of clinician biases. This mixed-methods project will also collect qualitative data from structured interviews and focus groups with participating PCPs to examine perceived facilitators and barriers to the use of the MI approach in primary care.
Description
Motivational interviewing (MI) is an evidence-based patient-centered approach that has been demonstrated to be effective in increasing patient engagement in their own care. Using MI, a clinician is compassionate curious to understand patients\' perspective on their behavior, and conversationally guides them to discover a need for behavior change. However, MI is not widely utilized in primary care practices and challenging to teach, in part because many primary care providers (PCPs) take a direct approach with their patients by educating and advising them regarding steps to improve their he…