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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2012 Feb;28(1):70-8.
doi: 10.1177/1059840511424507. Epub 2011 Oct 4.

Treatment fidelity of motivational interviewing delivered by a school nurse to increase girls' physical activity

Lorraine B Robbins  1 , Karin A Pfeiffer, Kimberly S Maier, Stacey M Ladrig, Steven Malcolm Berg-Smith
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Treatment fidelity of motivational interviewing delivered by a school nurse to increase girls' physical activity

Lorraine B Robbins et al. J Sch Nurs. 2012 Feb.

Abstract

Motivational interviewing, which involves the use of person-centered, directive counseling techniques, shows promise for changing adolescent behaviors. The purpose of this article was to describe the methodology and findings related to the treatment fidelity of three face-to-face motivational interviewing sessions involving middle school girls and a school nurse to help the girls increase their moderate-to-vigorous physical activity. The following four areas related to treatment fidelity were addressed: (a) study design, (b) training of interventionists, (c) intervention delivery, and (d) intervention receipt. Findings showed that 34 of 37 (91.9%) girls completed all three sessions. An initial motivational interviewing training workshop followed by evaluation of audiotaped sessions with constructive feedback can result in successful and consistent delivery by a school nurse.

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The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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