title: Measuring adaptations of motivational interviewing: the development and validation of the behavior change counseling index (BECCI).
abstract: One of the most common challenges faced by health professionals is encouraging patients to change their behavior to improve their health. This paper reports the development of a checklist, the behavior change counseling index (BECCI). This aims to measure practitioner competence in behavior change counseling (BCC), an adaptation of motivational interviewing suitable for brief consultations in healthcare settings. The checklist has demonstrated acceptable levels of validity, reliability and responsiveness, and aims to assist trainers and researchers in assessing change in practitioner behavior before, during and after training in BCC. BECCI will also provide valuable information about the standard of BCC that practitioners were trained to deliver in studies of BCC as an intervention.
authors.affiliation: Communication Skills Unit, Department of General Practice, University of Wales College of Medicine, Llanedeyrn Health Center, Cardiff CF23 9PN, UK. laneca1@cardiff.ac.uk
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lane
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Huws-Thomas
authors.forename: Kerenza
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hood
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rollnick
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Robling
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D003142:Communication; D003376:Counseling / Q000193:education / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D004645:Empathy; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D008019:Life Style; D009042:Motivation; D015588:Observer Variation; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016540:Smoking Cessation