More research needs to be done to determine when researchers should use a directive approach and how directive they should be.
By helping individuals explore and resolve their ambivalence, MI uses a directive and client-centred counselling approach to facilitate behaviour change.
Some GPs who could be classified as providing information selectively to women also appeared to use a directive style within the consultation.
20 The counsellors were members of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy with a minimum of 400 h postqualification experience and used a non-directive approach to help clients express feelings, clarify thoughts and reframe difficulties.
It seems particularly useful that alongside custom elements (aka Component Directives), they have kept the ability to mix-in a behaviour into an existing element (using a Decorator Directive).
A concern by the experts was that most parents in the local context are used to a directive approach from clinicians compared to reflective thinking.
Furthermore, the attacker could use a very directive antenna pointed towards the eNodeB and substantially enhance the effectiveness of the attack.
GPs who indicated they communicated using a less directive decision-making style and involved the woman in decision-making, appeared less likely to act in a gatekeeper role.
Only one participant, who had over 20 years of practice experience and worked in a deprived community setting, discussed using a more directive, paternalistic approach when talking with patients to ensure research evidence was clearly communicated and adhered to.
