Module 3 Discussion 1. Evaluate the motivational interview (MI). a. How did you feel during the interview? I chose to interview a neighbor, a 79 year-old, man who asked me previously about heath care matters. He specifically was interested in his “cholesterol” and A1C values. He stated he was “as healthy as an ox” except for “this Type 2 Diabetes and elevated cholesterol stuff”. At the time of the interview I measured his blood pressure (120/78) and pulse rate (40). “I’ve got the heart rate of an athlete”. He stated his A1C averages between 7 and 7.5. He is on diabetes medication. He walks twice daily. He is moderately obese (15 to 20 pounds, overweight), carrying most of his weight in his girth. He was told his cholesterol was elevated, but, states the words high, very high, or of concern were not used by his provider. He did not know his values at the time. He is a very bright gentleman with a colorful military past. Interviewing is normally easy for me. I thought interviewing a neighbor would ease the stress of trying to implement the Motivational Interviewing (MI) techniques described in Rollnick, Miller, & Butler (2008). I ended up feeling quite awkward. I found I consistently jumped from following to directing, missing the guiding. I was …show more content…
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