title: Effect of motivational interviewing on quality of life in patients with epilepsy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In this study, the effect of motivational interviewing on quality of life was evaluated in patients with epilepsy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty-six patients with epilepsy in a clinical trial were randomly assigned to intervention and control groups. Motivational interviewing during 5 sessions was applied for the intervention group, and the control group received health-care services. Quality-of-life questionnaire in epilepsy (QOLIE-89) was applied as pre- and posttest for both groups. Before and two months after intervention, both groups were assessed. Data were analyzed by independent t-test, Chi-square test, and paired t-test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The data analysis showed that mean score of the QOLIE-89 was 38.94±8.55 and 70.90±7.99 in the intervention group before and after the intervention, respectfully, and 44.59±12.27 and 36.52±7.16 in the control group sequentially. The intervention group showed a significant score increase in their quality of life (p<0.001), whereas the control group had a score decrease (p<0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Motivational interviewing approach could be used as an effective intervention method for improving patients' quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran.
authors.forename: Nazafarin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hosseini
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran. Electronic address: Somaye_mokhtary@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Somaye
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mokhtari
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran.
authors.forename: Ebrahim
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Momeni
authors.affiliation: Dental Department of Public Health, School of Dentistry, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: Mehrdad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vossoughi
authors.affiliation: Behavioral Science Research Center, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
authors.forename: Majid
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barekatian
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D062405:Motivational Interviewing / Q000379:methods*; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Epilepsy; Motivational interviewing; Quality of life