THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PATIENT'S RESPONSES TO THE MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING AND THEIR DEMOGRAPHIC AND MEDICAL CHARACTERISTICS FOR PATIENT UNDERGOING HEMODIALYSIS

Abstract

Aims: The study aimed to find out the relationship between a response of patients to the motivational interviewing and their demographic and medical characteristic. Methods: A formal case –series design study, clinical trial was conducted on (30) patients undergoing haemodialysis at Haemodialysis Unit of Al-Sadder hospital, Missan, Iraq.The participants were selected through purposive(non-probability) sample. The participant received five sessions of motivational interviewing. The General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) was completed by the participants before and after the intervention. Data was collected through the use of the Arabic version of HPL-II questionnaire the data was collected in a unified self-report questionnaire. Data were analysed by using descriptive statistics, including Frequency, Percentage, Mean of score, Standard Deviation. Results: The results presented that there was association between patients’ response with demographic characteristics, but no association with medical status. Conclusion: The study concluded that the patients of the study are of low socioeconomic class with ignorance their disease, motivational interviewing are important for adherence to medical therapy.