title: The effect of nurse-led motivational interviewing on medication adherence in patients with bipolar disorder.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to test the effect of motivational interviewing (MI) on medication adherence in patients with bipolar disorder (BD) in an outpatient setting.
  
  
  METHODS
  Pretest-posttest design was used. The 3-week MI intervention consisted of one face-to-face session and two follow-up telephone interventions. Outcome measures included medication adherence, self-efficacy, and motivation to change.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Participants demonstrated significant improvement in medication adherence, self-efficacy, and motivation to change after receiving the MI.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  MI shows promising results as a treatment approach to improve medication adherence in adults with BD. Psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioners could improve client health outcomes by implementing MI techniques.
authors.affiliation: Child and Family Services, Buffalo, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Kristin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: McKenzie
authors.forename: Yu-Ping
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055118:Medication Adherence; D008875:Middle Aged; D062405:Motivational Interviewing / Q000379:methods*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Bipolar disorder; medication adherence; motivational interviewing; outpatient psychiatry