MATCH

Documentation: MATCH, The Diabetes Constraints Scale

Motivation and Attitude Toward Changing Health Scale (MATCH)

Motivation and Attitude Toward Changing Health (MATCH) Scale

The Motivation and Attitudes towards changing health (MATCH) scale is an internally consistent and valid 9-item scale that provides a profile of factors influencing motivation that can be used in clinical and research settings. The scale identifies three areas of motivation: (1) willingness to make changes (3 items), (2) perceived ability to make or maintain changes (3 items), and (3) and feeling changes are worthwhile.

This copyrighted scale is available free of charge to non-profit institutions for use in clinical care and research. However, payment of a per use licensing fee is required for all for-profit companies and other for-profit institutions. To find out more about licensing procedures and fees in regards to for-profit organizations, please contact us at [email protected]

The key MATCH publication is:

Title: Motivation and attitudes toward changing health (MATCH): A new patient-reported measure to inform clinical conversations

Date: April 20, 2018.

Authors: Hessler DM, Fisher L, Polonsky WH, Bowyer V, Potter M

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July 8: BDI hosts the San Diego-wide, monthly case consultation meeting (for mental health professionals working in the field of diabetes). Contact us at [email protected] if you are in the greater San Diego area and would like further information about this program.

August 14 - 16. Taking Control of Your Diabetes (TCOYD) will be hosting the in-person ONE event, an amazing weekend experience here in San Diego for more than 500 people with type 1 diabetes and their loved ones. Dr. Polonsky is honored to be one of the presenters, and we will hope to see many of you there. There are still a few spaces left, so if you’d like to know more, please visit

On October 24, BDI will host a live, one-day, CME workshop: Engaging the Disengaged: Innovative Strategies for Promoting Behavior Change in Diabetes. Run by Dr. Polonsky (BDI President) and Dr. Guzman (BDI Clinic Director), Participants will deepen their skills in recognizing and addressing common barriers to effective self-care and cardiometabolic medication initiation and maintenance, while fostering respectful, stigma-free clinical encounters.