Effect of Motivational Interviews on Cardiovascular Disease Risks and Healthy Lifestyle Behavior Changes

Hypertension plays an important role in the early death of 1 in 4 men and 1 in 5 women (more than one billion people) diagnosed with hypertension worldwide. Hypertension, the prevalence which can vary from country to country, is around 30-45% of the general population, and this rate is observed to increase with age, which will continue to be an important public health problem today and in the future. Worldwide, only one out of every 5 adults (about 21%) has hypertension under control. It is seen that the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality is higher in patients whose blood pressure cannot be controlled. It is important to control hypertension in order to prevent cardiovascular diseases (CVD), also patients should comply with their treatment and health recommendations. Motivational interviewing is a client-centered communication technique that reveals the behavior change and desire for change by helping the person to understand the problem or problems arising from himself, to discover the problem, to discover and solve the ambivalence.In this study, it is thought that motivational interviews structured according to the health belief model can be effective on cardiovascular disease risks and healthy lifestyle behavior changes in patients with an essential hypertension diagnosis.