Helen Frost|Pauline Campbell|Margaret Maxwell|Ronan E. O’Carroll|Stephan U Dombrowski|Brian Williams|Helen Cheyne|Emma Coles|Alex Pollock
Effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing on adult behaviour change in health and social care settings: A systematic review of reviews
Edinburgh Napier University|Glasgow Caledonian University|University of Stirling|University of Stirling|University of Stirling|Edinburgh Napier University|University of Stirling|University of Stirling|Glasgow Caledonian University
background challenge addressing unhealthy lifestyle choice global concern motivational interviewing widely implemented help people change behaviour unclear beneficial overview aims appraise synthesise review evidence effectiveness motivational interviewing health behaviour adults health social care settings methods systematic review reviews methods prespecified documented protocol prosperocrd42016049278 systematically searched 7 electronic databases cdsr dare prospero medline cinahl amed psycinfo 2000 may 2018 two reviewers applied predefined selection criteria extracted data using tidier guidelines assessed methodological quality using robis tool used grade criteria rate strength evidence reviews including metaanalyses findings searches identified 5222 records one hundred four reviews including 39 metaanalyses met inclusion criteria metaanalysis evidence graded low low 128155 moderate quality evidence mainly short term 6 months statistically significant small beneficial effects motivational interviewing found 11 155 7 metaanalysis comparisons outcomes include reducing binge drinking frequency quantity alcohol consumption substance abuse people dependency addiction increasing physical activity participation conclusions created comprehensive map reviews relating motivational interviewing signpost stakeholders best available evidence high quality research needed confident effectiveness motivational interviewing identified large volume low quality evidence many areas overlapping research avoid research waste vital researchers aware existing research implications arising research case motivational interviewing issues relating monitoring reporting fidelity interventions need addressed