Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an evidence-based approach that has been demonstrated to increase both the patient engagement and activation necessary for effective management of chronic conditions, but is underutilized due to the inadequate training of and implementation by health professionals. This research aims to optimize patient-clinician relationships through MI training in a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) to improve health outcomes for African American patients with Type 2 diabetes. MI training and cuing in this study will make use of a human-artificial intelligence (AI) teaming solution, Real-time Assessment of Dialogue in Motivational Interviewing (ReadMI), a tool that uses natural language processing to provide automatic and immediate metrics relevant for patient-clinician interaction.
This research aims to optimize patient-clinician relationships through motivational interviewing training in a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) to improve health outcomes for African American patients with Type 2 diabetes.