title: A test of the validity of the motivational interviewing treatment integrity code.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Division of Addiction Research, Karolinska Institute, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. lars.forsberg@sll.se
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Forsberg
authors.forename: Anne H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Berman
authors.forename: Håkan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kallmén
authors.forename: Ulric
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Hermansson
authors.forename: Asgeir R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Helgason
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003376:Counseling / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards*; D004645:Empathy; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D015277:Hotlines; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000592:standards*; D007406:Interview, Psychological / Q000592:standards*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011329:Prisoners / Q000523:psychology; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011594:Psychometrics; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation; D016896:Treatment Outcome