| Literature DB >> 18608316 |
Lars Forsberg1, Anne H Berman, Håkan Kallmén, Ulric Hermansson, Asgeir R Helgason.
Abstract
To evaluate the Swedish version of the Motivational Interviewing Treatment Code (MITI), MITI coding was applied to tape-recorded counseling sessions. Construct validity was assessed using factor analysis on 120 MITI-coded sessions. Discriminant validity was assessed by comparing MITI coding of motivational interviewing (MI) sessions with information- and advice-giving sessions as well as by comparing MI-trained practitioners with untrained practitioners. A principal-axis factoring analysis yielded some evidence for MITI construct validity. MITI differentiated between practitioners with different levels of MI training as well as between MI practitioners and advice-giving counselors, thus supporting discriminant validity. MITI may be used as a training tool together with supervision to confirm and enhance MI practice in clinical settings. MITI can also serve as a tool for evaluating MI integrity in clinical research.Mesh：
Year: 2008 PMID： 18608316 DOI： 10.1080/16506070802091171
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cogn Behav Ther ISSN： 1650-6073