However, a
commentary by Prochaska (2009) revealed that the control intervention in the study by Aveyard et al. (2009) was in fact also stage appropriate. Furthermore, earlier studies recommend using MI within the SOC Model, since it systematically guides patients towards
motivation for change (Botelho & Skinner, 1995; Elder et al.,1999). By teaching PNs to explicitly identify a patient’s SOC they could enhance their adaptation of MI (and neral communication)skills. This is especially pertinent since previous research oordman et al., 2012) suggests that MI skills are difficult to apply in daily practice