This research is designed to determine the effect of motivational interview-based communication training on nursing students' counselling skills, communication self-efficacy, and communication reluctance levels. The project will be conducted using a randomised controlled experimental design. The sample will consist of 72 second-year nursing students studying at the Department of Nursing, Ankara University Faculty of Nursing. Participants will be randomly assigned to experimental (n=36) and control (n=36) groups. The experimental group will receive motivational interview-based communication training, while the control group will receive training on basic communication and interpersonal interaction skills in nursing. The training will consist of five sessions; theoretical sessions will be 60 minutes each, and the standard patient interview practice to be applied to the experimental group will last three days. The standard patient interview practices will be conducted in the Communication Skills Laboratory of Ankara University Faculty of Nursing. The research data will be collected using a Demographic Information Form, the Counselling Skills Scale for Nurses, the Effective Communication Self-Efficacy Inventory, and the Communication Reluctance Scale, through pre-test, post-test, and follow-up measurements. Additionally, the project plans to train individuals to assume the role of a standard patient in the communication skills laboratory, creating a standard patient pool that can be used in future training and research. The project expects that motivational interview-based communication training will strengthen nursing students' counselling skills and communication self-efficacy, and reduce communication reluctance. The results are intended to provide a scientific contribution to the planning and development of communication training in nursing education programs.
Being a second-year nursing student
Volunteering to participate in the research
Not having communication problems that would prevent answering data collection forms
Having communication problems that would prevent answering data collection forms
Being a 1st, 3rd or 4th year nursing student
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Motivational Interviewing Communication Training
BehavioralParticipants in the experimental group will receive a structured communication training program based on motivational interviewing principles. The program will consist of five weekly sessions. The first four sessions will be conducted as theoretical and interactive training, including lectures, group discussions, and skill-based exercises. The final session will be conducted in a communication skills lab and will involve role-playing and practical counseling skills practice using simulated scenarios and standardized patients.
Basic Communication and Interpersonal Interaction Skills Training in Nursing
BehavioralParticipants in the control group will receive a traditional communication training program consisting of five theoretical sessions. The sessions will include lectures on fundamental communication and interpersonal interaction skills in nursing. Motivational interviewing techniques or structured skills practice sessions will not be included. Each session will last approximately 60 minutes.
Counselling Skills Level
Counselling Skills Scale for Nurses: The scale consists of 10 items and a single factor. It uses a 5-point Likert scale (1 = Never, 5 = Always). The minimum possible score is 10, and the maximum is 50. A higher overall score indicates better consulting skills. The reliability coefficient of the scale is Cronbach's alpha 0.88.
Communication Self-Efficacy
Effective Communication Self-Efficacy Inventory: The inventory consists of three sub-dimensions: cognitive, affective, and psychomotor. It is a 41-item inventory scored on a Likert scale from 1 to 5 (1: I'm not well at all, 5: I'm very well). The lowest possible score is 41, and the highest is 205. Higher scores indicate greater self-efficacy in effective communication. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) results for the cognitive, affective, and psychomotor subscales showed Cronbach's Alpha internal consistency coefficients of α=0.92, α=0.92, and α=0.87, respectively. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) results showed Cronbach's Alpha internal consistency coefficients of α=0.89, α=0.90, and α=0.83, respectively.
Reluctance in Communication
Communication Reluctance Scale: The scale consists of two sub-dimensions, approach-avoidance and reward, and a total of 20 statements. The scale uses a 5-point Likert scale (1 = Strongly disagree, 5 = Strongly agree). The lowest possible score is 20, and the highest is 100. A higher total score indicates greater communication reluctance. The reliability coefficient of the scale is Cronbach's alpha 0.95.
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