April 15, 2011Journal of Clinical NursingOpen Access

Motivational interviewing: a useful approach to improving cardiovascular health?

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Why the study?

Does motivational interviewing improve cardiovascular health status in people with coronary risk factors?

Population

People with coronary risk factors or targeted for cardiovascular health behavior change

Design

Systematic_review

Authors

DTDavid R. ThompsonWesleyan University SCSek Ying ChairPreventive Cardiology SCSally Wai‐Chi ChanTung Wah College

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Supports nurse-led motivational interviewing for coronary risk factor patients; extends behavioral evidence while underscoring need for more cardiovascular-specific trials.

Structured PICO

Does motivational interviewing improve cardiovascular health status in people with coronary risk factors?

Population

People with coronary risk factors or targeted for cardiovascular health behavior change

Intervention

Motivational interviewing

Outcome

Improvement in cardiovascular health status and modifiable coronary heart disease risk factors

Motivational interviewing is an effective approach for nurses to help improve health behaviors in patients with coronary risk factors.

Limitations

Dearth of primary studies in cardiovascular health settings

Cite This Study

Thompson et al. (2011) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7530e833d16877c7f563cf https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03558.x

Topics

Cardiovascular prevention

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Implication

Supports nurse-led motivational interviewing for coronary risk factor patients; extends behavioral evidence while underscoring need for more cardiovascular-specific trials.