Patients diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD) face multiple decisions regarding
their healthcare and management of their disease in partnership with their interdisciplinary
treatment team. These decisions involve consideration of several lifestyle changes and
treatments that could improve their health outcomes. This article describes how motivational
interviewing (MI) (1-2), a well-established evidence-based broad behavior change approach
(3-5), can be used with patients to enhance their motivation to address CKD and participate
in treatment