Motivational interviewing for victims of armed community violence: A nonexperimental pilot feasibility study
| Autor: | Michael McCloskey, Rachel Wamser-Nanney, Erin T. Reuther, Joseph I. Constans, Erich J. Conrad, John T. Nanney |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Health (social science) Social Psychology 05 social sciences Trauma center Motivational interviewing Risk behavior Community violence Article law.invention Randomized controlled trial law Intervention (counseling) 050501 criminology medicine Injury risk Risk assessment Psychiatry Psychology Applied Psychology 0505 law Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Psychology of Violence. 8:259-268 |
| ISSN: | 2152-081X 2152-0828 |
| DOI: | 10.1037/vio0000103 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE: The present study aimed to develop a novel, hospital-based motivational interviewing (MI) intervention for victims of armed community violence (MI-VoV) targeting patient-specific risk factors for future violence or violent victimization. METHOD: This uncontrolled pilot feasibility study examined a sample of patients (n = 71) hospitalized due to violent injury at a Level 1 Trauma Center in [Location Redacted for Masked Review] between January 2013 and May 2014. Patients first participated in a brief assessment to identify risk factors for violence/violent injury. A single MI session then targeted risk behaviors identified for each patient. Proximal outcomes, including motivation for change and behaviors to reduce risk, were examined at 2 weeks and 6-12 weeks post-discharge. Distal outcomes, including fighting, weapon-carrying, and gun-carrying, and other violence risk factors were examined at 6-12 week follow-up. RESULTS: Ninety-five patients were offered participation, 79 (83.2%) agreed to participate, and 73 (76.8%) completed the risk assessment. Of these, 71 had at least one violence/violent injury risk factor. Behaviors to reduce risk were significantly greater at two-week and 6-12 week follow-up (ps < .05). Fighting, weapon-carrying, gun-carrying were significantly reduced at 6-12 week follow-up (p < .05). CONCLUSIONS: This intervention appears to be feasible to implement and acceptable to patients. A randomized controlled trial evaluating efficacy appears warranted. |
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