The Effect of Motivational Interviewing in Women's Health

Amasya University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Cancer; Health Behavior; Procrastination

Treatments: Behavioral: Experimental (Motivational Interviews)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06493682

Amasya Univer_emine.akca

Details and patient eligibility

About

The behaviour of healthcare demand procrastination constitutes an obstacle for individuals to lead a healthy life, and an example of this is the low participation rate of women in pap-smear screening programs compared to the target population. It is known that motivational interviews are frequently used and effective in studies planned to change health behavior. According to the results of the power analysis, at least 104 women, 52 experimental and 52 control, should be included in the study. Data will be collected with the "Personal Information Form", "Healthcare Demand Procrastination Scale", "Health Belief Model Scale for Cervical Cancer and Pap Smear Test" and "Evaluation Form for Cervical Cancer Screening Participation". Motivational interviews will be given to the women in the experimental group.

Full description

The behaviour of healthcare demand procrastination constitutes an obstacle for individuals to lead a healthy life, and an example of this is the low participation rate of women in pap-smear screening programs compared to the target population. It is known that motivational interviews are frequently used and effective in studies planned to change health behavior. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of motivational interviewing on behaviour of healthcare demand procrastination, health beliefs regarding cervical cancer screenings, and screening participation in women. According to the results of the power analysis, at least 104 women, 52 experimental and 52 control, should be included in the study. Data will be collected with the "Personal Information Form", "Healthcare Demand Procrastination Scale", "Health Belief Model Scale for Cervical Cancer and Pap Smear Test" and "Evaluation Form for Cervical Cancer Screening Participation". Motivational interviews will be given to the women in the experimental group by the researcher once a week for 4 weeks.

Enrollment: 104 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 30 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• The ages of 30-65,
• Having not had cervical cancer screening before,
• Having not had a hysterectomy operation,
• Being literate,
• Volunteering to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

• Those who have communication problems,
• Those with psychiatric and mental illnesses,
• Those who have previously attended any training on cervical cancer screening,
• Pregnant women

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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104 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental group

Experimental group

Description:

Motivational Interviews

Treatment:

Behavioral: Experimental (Motivational Interviews)

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Control