The impact of Healthy Conversation Skills training on health professionals' barriers to having behaviour change conversations: a pre-post survey using the Theoretical Domains Framework

• Main Authors: Jenna L. Hollis (Author), Lucy Kocanda (Author), Kirsty Seward (Author), Clare Collins (Author), Belinda Tully (Author), Mandy Hunter (Author), Maralyn Foureur (Author), Wendy Lawrence (Author), Lesley MacDonald-Wicks (Author), Tracy Schumacher (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Changing people's behaviour by giving advice and instruction, as traditionally provided in healthcare consultations, is usually ineffective. Healthy Conversation Skills (HCS) training enhances health professionals' communication skills and ability to empower and motivat...