What this Trial Is About

Researchers are evaluating the impact of motivational interviewing based on Pender's Health Promotion Model on patient-reported outcomes in people with COPD. COPD is a progressive lung disease causing airflow obstruction and serious health problems worldwide. Patients with COPD often face physical and psychological challenges that reduce their quality of life, including symptoms like cough, breathlessness, fatigue, and anxiety. Managing COPD involves reducing symptoms and future risks by encouraging healthy behaviors, but many patients struggle with self-care and medication adherence. Motivational interviewing is a counseling approach that helps increase patients' motivation to adopt healthier habits, and it aligns well with Pender's model, which guides nurses in promoting healthy lifestyles. Participants receive routine nursing care plus motivational interviewing sessions based on Pender's model. The intervention includes six total sessions: three face-to-face interviews conducted during the first week of hospital admission and three weekly online interviews via WhatsApp afterward. Each session lasts about 30 to 45 minutes and is tailored individually. The face-to-face sessions happen on days 1, 4, and 7 in the hospital's education room, while the online sessions continue weekly after discharge. During the study, patients complete assessments up to four weeks to report their symptoms and health status using tools like the Adapted Patient Reported Outcome Scale for COPD, the Modified Medical Research Council Dyspnea Scale, and the COPD Assessment Test. Nurses monitor changes in symptoms, quality of life, and the patients' motivation for healthy behaviors. The study aims to understand how this combined approach affects patients' experiences and health outcomes over the short term.

Effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing in Patients With COPD