Özet:

Chronic disease is a condition that progresses slowly and spreads over a long period of time and requires support in order to reduce the degree of the disease and enable the individual to perform self-care. Today, there is an increase in chronic diseases due to both genetic and environmental factors; With the development of medicine and technology, progress has been made in the diagnosis and treatment of these diseases. Individuals are sometimes insufficient alone to cope with the chronic disease conditions they encounter, and they experience different treatment methods in addition to pharmacological treatment. Motivational interview technique is one of these methods. In addition to the treatment of alcohol and substance addictions, it is also used in the treatment of many diseases such as cancers, obesity, epilepsy, diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular diseases and schizophrenia. Motivational interviewing is a client-centered therapeutic approach to reveal behavior change by helping clients discover and resolve uncertainty. In therapy, it is aimed to provide the necessary motivation to individuals in order to change the behaviors that make it difficult to adapt to the disease in physical therapy. The support of family members/parents is important for individuals in the adaptation process to chronic illness. Motivational interviewing attaches importance to the involvement of family members/parents in the treatment process and emphasizes that individuals' motivation for behavioral changes may increase in this way. As a result, the motivational interview technique helps the individual to comply with the treatment in the chronic disease adjustment and treatment process, and also supports the family members to be active in the treatment in order to increase the effectiveness of the therapy.

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