Investigating the Role of Motivational Interviewing in Swedish Patients Undergoing Knee Arthroplasty

"MI was introduced by William Miller in 1983 as a strategy to promote behavioral changes that would make people drink less. It is well established that MI can be successfully applied to many areas across the medical disciplines. Although the aim of MI is behavioral changes toward a specific goal it is necessary to understand the essence of MI with the four key interrelated elements of the spirits of MI. These are partnership, acceptance, compassion, and evocation. Together they form an equal and respectful collaboration between the MI practitioner and the patient wherein empathy and acknowledgment are important pillars. Moreover, an important message derived from the spirit of MI is the belief that patients in themselves have and know what is needed and get support from the MI practitioner to find it."