The Effect of Motivational Interview-Based Counseling in Individuals With Amputation: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Turkey.

Aim: This randomized controlled experimental study determined the effect of motivational interview-based counseling on the coping strategies and perceived social support levels in individuals with amputations due to chronic disease.

Design: A randomized controlled trial was conducted.

Method: The study was completed in the orthopedics and traumatology department with 48 patients. Data were collected using a descriptive information form, the Coping Strategies Scale, and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. Independent samples t test, paired t test, and chi-square test were used for data analysis.

Results: The scores of the Coping Strategies Scale and the Perceived Social Support Scale of individuals in the intervention group significantly increased in the posttest after motivational interview-based counseling compared to their pretest scores. It was determined that the Coping Strategies Scale and Perceived Social Support Scale subdimension scores and total mean scores for individuals in the intervention group in the posttest were higher than the mean scores for individuals in the control group. The difference between the groups was significant.

Conclusion: The motivational interview-based counseling given to individuals with amputation because of chronic disease increased their coping strategies and perceived social support levels.