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Effects of Motivational Interviewing Training on Nursing Students' Counselling Skills, Self-Efficacy, and Reluctance
Sponsor: Ankara University
Summary
This research is designed to determine the effect of motivational interview-based communication training on nursing students' counselling skills, communication self-efficacy, and communication reluctance levels. The project will be conducted using a randomised controlled experimental design. The sample will consist of 72 second-year nursing students studying at the Department of Nursing, Ankara University Faculty of Nursing. Participants will be randomly assigned to experimental (n=36) and control (n=36) groups. The experimental group will receive motivational interview-based communication training, while the control group will receive training on basic communication and interpersonal interaction skills in nursing. The training will consist of five sessions; theoretical sessions will be 60 minutes each, and the standard patient interview practice to be applied to the experimental group will last three days. The standard patient interview practices will be conducted in the Communication Skills Laboratory of Ankara University Faculty of Nursing. The research data will be collected using a Demographic Information Form, the Counselling Skills Scale for Nurses, the Effective Communication Self-Efficacy Inventory, and the Communication Reluctance Scale, through pre-test, post-test, and follow-up measurements. Additionally, the project plans to train individuals to assume the role of a standard patient in the communication skills laboratory, creating a standard patient pool that can be used in future training and research. The project expects that motivational interview-based communication training will strengthen nursing students' counselling skills and communication self-efficacy, and reduce communication reluctance. The results are intended to provide a scientific contribution to the planning and development of communication training in nursing education programs.
Official title: The Effect of Motivational Interviewing-Based Communication Training on Nursing Students' Counseling Skills, Self-Efficacy, and Reluctance in Communication
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 65 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
72
Start Date
2026-05
Completion Date
2026-10
Last Updated
2026-03-25
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Motivational Interviewing Communication Training
Participants in the experimental group will receive a structured communication training program based on motivational interviewing principles. The program will consist of five weekly sessions. The first four sessions will be conducted as theoretical and interactive training, including lectures, group discussions, and skill-based exercises. The final session will be conducted in a communication skills lab and will involve role-playing and practical counseling skills practice using simulated scenarios and standardized patients.
Basic Communication and Interpersonal Interaction Skills Training in Nursing
Participants in the control group will receive a traditional communication training program consisting of five theoretical sessions. The sessions will include lectures on fundamental communication and interpersonal interaction skills in nursing. Motivational interviewing techniques or structured skills practice sessions will not be included. Each session will last approximately 60 minutes.
Locations (1)
Ankara University
Ankara, Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)