The Effect of Nurse-led Motivational Interviewing Based on the Trans-theoretical Model

"Motivational interviewing (MI) a client-centered, goal-oriented method for enhancing intrinsic motivation to change by exploring and resolving ambivalence. Motivational interviewing is underpinned by a series of principles that emphasise a collaborative therapeutic relationship in which the autonomy of the patient is respected and the patient's intrinsic resources for change are elicited by the therapist.~In the present study, an effort was made to help the IG to realize the dilemmas of individuals in the precontemplation stage about exercising, and individuals in the contemplation stage to produce their own solutions. In this direction, techniques such as decision balance, importance, and trust technique were applied, thus enabling them to reveal their feelings, thoughts, and reactions regarding the benefits/harms of doing/not doing exercise. They were supported to raise awareness about the consequences and solutions of the causes."