title: Evaluation of the effect of motivational interviewing counselling on hypertension care.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study tests the effectiveness of motivational interviewing compared with the usual care for Chinese hypertensive patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  A randomised controlled trial was used. One hundred and twenty eligible participants were randomly assigned to either the control group (usual care group) or the intervention group (motivational interviewing group).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results of this study demonstrated that the total scores and the mean scores for each dimension of the adherence questionnaire were increased in the intervention group (P<0.05), and the systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure of the hypertensive patients greatly decreased in the intervention group during the six months of the motivational interviewing counselling (P<0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The application of motivational interviewing for hypertensive patients is a promising approach for sustaining the clinical benefits of adherence behaviour.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Motivational interviewing should be provided to hypertensive patients at hospitals and community health centres to assist patients in controlling their BP and to enhance treatment adherence. A series of training courses on the motivational interviewing technique should be provided to nurses.
authors: School of Nursing, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China. Electronic address: huaspring2013@126.com.
authors: Chunhua
authors: C
authors: Ma
authors: School of Nursing, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China. Electronic address: zhouying0610@163.com.
authors: Ying
authors: Y
authors: Zhou
authors: School of Nursing, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China. Electronic address: mayzhouwei@126.com.
authors: Wei
authors: W
authors: Zhou
authors: The First Affiliated Hospital of SUN YAT-SEN University, Guangzhou, China. Electronic address: windhcf@163.com.
authors: Chunfeng
authors: C
authors: Huang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D044466:Asian People / Q000523:psychology*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D002681:China; D003376:Counseling; D004032:Diet; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D062405:Motivational Interviewing; D010349:Patient Compliance / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011788:Quality of Life; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents
keywords: Hypertension; Motivational interviewing; Nursing care; Treatment adherence