Table 2.

Description of the Motivational Interview Interventions in each of the stages.

Stage	Main strategy
Pre-contemplation	• Provide more information • Help him/her to trust his/her possibilities • Customize assessment • Narrative support • Avoid cheating • Recognize resistance
Contemplation	• Help develop skills for change. • Explore ambivalence. Decisional balance. • Provide the support plan. • Health diary • Balance sheet: the positive versus the negative
Determination	• Provide reinforcement. • Make a plan for change. Offer different alternatives for the patient to choose. • Help him/her prepare for potential problems that may arise in the accession process.
Maintenance	• Provide strategies to deal with risk situations.
Relapse	• Help understand the reasons for relapse. • Reinforce his/her confidence in changing again. • Help make plans for the next attempt. • Offer unconditional support.