Training Therapists in Motivational Interviewing to Enhance Rehabilitation Participation for Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
- Enrollment
- 110
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Increased therapy participation
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to test the efficacy of a Motivational Interviewing intervention on therapy participation as performed by physical and occupational therapists in an inpatient setting with patients with spinal cord injuries.
Detailed Description
Physical and Occupational Therapists that work in the inpatient spinal cord injury unit will be trained in Motivational Interviewing and will use the communication style to determine whether it is an effective tool to increase participation in therapy as opposed to patients who will have Physical and Occupational Therapists that are not trained in Motivational Interviewing.
Investigators
Linda Ehrlich-Jones
Assistant Director of Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Inpatient therapist specializing in spinal cord injury patients for at least 3 months
- •Practicing on one of the two designated inpatient units
- •Willing to collect Patient Rehabilitation Participation Scale (PRPS) daily on their patients
- •Willing to audio record conversations with patients;
- •Willing and able to participate in 16 hours of MI training
- •Willing to receive feedback on MI skills
Exclusion Criteria
- •Inpatient therapist specializing in spinal cord injury patients for less than 3 months
- •Unwilling or unable to follow the study protocol
- •Patient Inclusion Criteria:
- •Inpatient in the spinal cord injury unit
- •Has a physical or occupational therapist who is a participant in the study
- •Patient Exclusion Criteria:
- •Unwilling to allow for therapy sessions to be recorded
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Increased therapy participation
Time Frame: 4 weeks
To measure therapy participation in inpatients with SCI treated by rehabilitation therapists trained in Motivational Interviewing (MI) compared to those treated by therapists not trained to use MI
Secondary Outcomes
- Treatment Satisfaction(4 weeks)
- Self-care and mobility(4 weeks)
- Efficacy of Motivational Interviewing (MI) Training(4 weeks)