The Effect of Motivational Interviewing on Ethical Decision Making and Moral Distress

NCT ID: NCT06792084

Last Updated: 2025-07-31

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 53 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2025-02-01
• Study Completion Date: 2025-07-10

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is a pre-test-post-test, randomized controlled experimental study with a control group, planned to examine the effect of motivational interviewing on ethical decision-making and moral distress levels in intensive care nurses.

Detailed Description

The research was designed individually. The research will be conducted between 30 JANUARY 2025 and 27 FEBRUARY 2025, with Certificates working in the intensive care units of the Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Medicine in Sivas-Central province of Turkey and meeting the included criteria. The study will be carried out face to face after obtaining the necessary institutional permissions. At each stage of the research, the quantities will be taken into consideration, taking into account the inclusion criteria. They will be asked to fill out informed consent forms asking to explain the subject, purpose and method of receiving the study. Participants will be divided into intervention and control groups by simple randomization method. Participant Information Form, Ethical Dilemma Test in Nursing and Moral Distress Scale will be applied to both groups before the intervention. Data collection tools will be applied to the control group simultaneously with the intervention group. The picture of the implementation of the study will be recorded by the hospital management where appropriate and will be carried out in a private area. At the end of the intervention program, the Nursing Ethical Dilemma Test and Moral Distress Scale will be administered to both groups.

Conditions

Ethics; Moral Distress

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: BASIC_SCIENCE
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

intervention group

Participant Information Form, Nursing Ethical Dilemma Test and Moral Distress Scale will be applied to the intervention group to be included in the study before the intervention. Then, the motivational interview program will be implemented in 5 sessions in total, one session per week. At the end of the intervention program, nurses will be asked to fill out the Nursing Ethical Dilemma Test and the Moral Distress Scale.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

motivational interviewing

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Motivational interviewing is a directive and client-centered approach used to elicit behavioral change by helping the client explore and resolve ambivalence. Motivational interviewing is a specific method of helping individuals understand their problems and take action for change. In this study, the motivational interview program created in line with the literature (Li et al, 2023; Miller and Rollnick, 2013; Çelik Örücü, 2020) consists of 5 sessions in total, one session per week. There are specific goals and objectives for each session.

Control group

No intervention will be applied to the control group to be included in the study. Participants will be asked to fill out the Participant Information Form, Ethical Dilemma Test in Nursing, and Moral Distress Scale forms before and after starting the intervention simultaneously with the intervention group. will be implemented. Then, the motivational interview program will be implemented in 5 sessions in total, one session per week. At the end of the intervention program, nurses will be asked to fill out the Nursing Ethical Dilemma Test and the Moral Distress Scale.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

motivational interviewing

Motivational interviewing is a directive and client-centered approach used to elicit behavioral change by helping the client explore and resolve ambivalence. Motivational interviewing is a specific method of helping individuals understand their problems and take action for change. In this study, the motivational interview program created in line with the literature (Li et al, 2023; Miller and Rollnick, 2013; Çelik Örücü, 2020) consists of 5 sessions in total, one session per week. There are specific goals and objectives for each session.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Nurses working in Intensive Care Clinics who volunteer to participate in the study will be included.

Exclusion Criteria

• Being diagnosed with any mental illness

• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Nevsehir Haci Bektas Veli University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Semra seyhan Şahin

RESEARCH ASSISTANT DR

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

SEMRA SEYHAN ŞAHİN, Dr.

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Nevsehir Haci Bektas Veli University

Locations

Cumhuriyet University Medical Faculty Hospital

Sivas, Center, Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

NEVU-NRS-SS-01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id