Supporting workforce practice change: protocol for a pilot study of a motivational interviewing virtual client software tool for health professionals.

Candice OsterAdrian SchooJohn LittAndrea MorelloRichard LeibbrandtChristopher AntonelloDavid PowersBelinda LangeAnthony MaederSharon Lawn

Published in: BMJ open (2020)

This protocol was approved by the Flinders University Social and Behavioural Research Ethics Committee in May 2019. The results of the pilot study will inform the development of an avatar-based mobile application consisting of MI teaching and interactions with a generic virtual client that can be easily adapted to multiple scenarios.

Keyphrases

public health
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