Abstract
In pediatric and adolescent medicine, there has been a shift in recent years from the care of acute diseases to the management of chronic diseases. These»new morbidities« are often associated with psychological distress and require long-term treatment. The prognosis depends on lifestyle adjustments to the disease. The health care system and treatment providers often face limitations in accompanying health-related behavior change processes, especially during adolescence and young adulthood. Non-adherent behaviors occur more frequently at this age that may lead to a risk for long-term health problems. Therefore, it is of importance to stay in contact with young patients and to create an environment in which inner conflicts and ambivalence about health-related behavioral changes can be addressed. Facing the limited time in routine medical care, motivational interviewing is a helpful counseling approach to conduct a person- and goal-oriented conversation about possible behavioral changes with ambivalent patients at eye level. The basics of this counseling approach and a brief overview of the evidence on motivational interviewing in the treatment of chronically ill adolescents and young adults will be presented.
| Translated title of the contribution | Transitional medicine: Dealing with non-adherence and motivational interviewing in chronically ill adolescents and young adults |
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| Original language | German |
| Journal | Tagliche Praxis |
| Volume | 67 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Pages (from-to) | 300-309 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| ISSN | 0494-464X |
| Publication status | Published - 2023 |
Research Areas and Centers
- Academic Focus: Center for Brain, Behavior and Metabolism (CBBM)
DFG Research Classification Scheme
- 2.22-20 Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine
- 1.22-04 Social Psychology, Industrial and Organisational Psychology
- 1.22-05 Personality Psychology, Clinical and Medical Psychology, Methodology
- 2.23-10 Clinical Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
