The Effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing in Improving the Outcomes of Well-being, Quality of Life and Self-Care in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes

This study was aimed to study the effectiveness of group motivational interviewing and group cognitive-behavior training in improving the outcomes of well being, quality of life, and self care among adults with type 2 diabetes. From people being referred to Iranian diabetes association and Institute of gland and metabolism, 93 patients with type 2 diabetes were selected. They were assessed across three stages: first stage or baseline (pretest), second stage-2 weeks after the last session of intervention, and third stage-9 weeks after the last session of intervention. Participants were assigned into 3 groups (motivational interviewing: 30ss, group cognitive-behavior training: 26ss, and control: 37ss). There weren’t differences between groups in age, diabetes history, gender, readiness to change, personal patterns and outcome indices. For each intervention, four 90-minutes group session were fulfilled through a same psychologist. Findings revealed that group motivational interviewing could improve quality of life and self- care (exercise substrate)and group cognitive-behavior raining could improve well being, self-care, and total self-care indices (diet substrate). Meanwhile, group motivational interviewing could improve the self-care better than group cognitive-behavior training.