Abstract
Background
Primary care practices are faced with the challenge of having too much to do in too
little time. As a result, behavioral counseling is often overlooked, especially for
patients with multiple health behaviors in need of change.
Methods
This paper describes recent examples of the application of interactive behavior change
technologies (IBCTs) to deliver health behavior change counseling before, during,
and after the office visit to inform and enhance patient–clinician interactions around
these issues. The 5A's framework (assess, advise, agree, assist, arrange follow-up)
is used to consider how interactive technology can be used to implement behavior change
counseling more consistently.
Results
A variety of IBCTs, including the Internet, clinic-based CD-ROMs, and interactive
voice-response telephone calls have been shown to be feasible and potentially valuable
adjuncts to clinic-based behavioral counseling. These technologies can both increase
the effectiveness of behavioral counseling and extend the reach of these services
to patients with barriers to face-to-face interactions.
Conclusions
If appropriately developed with the context of primary care in mind and integrated
as part of a systems approach to intervention, IBCT can be a feasible and appropriate
aid for primary care. Recommendations are made for the types of IBCT aids and research
that are needed to realize this potential.
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