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Do what you say and say what you are going to do: A preliminary meta-analysis of client change and sustain talk subtypes in motivational interviewing

Molly Magill et al. Psychother Res. 2019 Oct.

Abstract

Objective: This meta-analysis examines the predictive validity of client change language subtypes in motivational interviewing (MI) sessions addressing addictive behavior change. Method: A systematic review identified k = 13 primary studies, contributing 16 MI conditions (N = 1556). The pooled correlation coefficient was used to assess the significance, direction, and strength of seven language subtypes (i.e., reason, desire, need, ability, commitment, taking steps, and other) by three valences (i.e., frequency positive or change talk, frequency negative or sustain talk, and proportion change talk) and their relationship to subsequent engagement in addictive behavior. Results: For frequency measures, more sustain talk related to reason, desire, ability, and other were associated with more addictive behavior at follow up. Other change talk was associated with MI outcomes but in an unexpected direction (i.e., more addictive behavior). Proportion measures showed more proportion change talk-reason and -other statements were associated with less addictive behavior at follow up. Sensitivity analyses indicated some heterogeneity and instability of effect sizes, but no evidence of publication bias. Conclusions: This preliminary meta-analysis suggests that aggregate measures of change and sustain talk are comprised of statement subtypes that are not equally meaningful in predicting outcome following MI for addictive behavior change.

Keywords: change talk; entrevista motivacional; hipótese técnica; meta-analysis; meta-análise; motivational interviewing; mudança de conversa; sustain talk; sustentação de conversa; technical hypothesis; 動機式晤談; 後設分析; 技術性的假設; 有所改變的談話; 維持的談話.

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Figure 1.. Flow of primary study inclusion.

Notes. K/k is defined as number of groups. a The June 2016 literature search was re-conducted to encompass up to January 1 of 2017. However, no eligible studies, with independent samples, were derived at this time point. b E.g., study examined motivational interviewing skills in relation to outcomes. c E.g., Feldstein Ewing, Filbey, Sabbineni, Chandler, & Hutchison, 2011; Glynn & Moyers, 2010; Klonek, Lehmann-Willenbrock, & Kauffeld, 2014. d E.g., Laws et al., 2015 [Physicians as Counselors Coding System]. e E.g., Amrhein et al., 2003; Morgenstern et al., 2012. fCampbell, Adamson, & Carter, 2010; Kaplan, Keeley, Engel, Emsermann, & Brody, 2013; Pirlott et al., 2012.

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Figure 2.

Pooled correlation coefficients and 95% confidence intervals for language subtypes and risk behavior outcome

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