Motivational interviewing as a smoking cessation strategy with nurses: An exploratory randomised controlled trial

Abstract

This study found a beneficial effect of motivational interviewing on nurses' smoking cessation. The intervention was acceptable for nurses and a number of aspects were identified that need to be considered prior to conducting a larger scale in order to optimise the intervention. Using MI might be a novel approach to the problem of health professionals who smoke.

Social and emotional competence as key element to improve healthy lifestyles in children: A randomized controlled trial

“…A minimum of 30 participants was considered necessary to answer the aim and objectives of this study. This estimation is in line with other similar studies (Conner & Fraser, ; Harvey‐Berino & Rourke, ; Mujika et al, ). This study recruited 37 children.…”

An exploratory trial of a health education programme to promote healthy lifestyles through social and emotional competence in young children: Study protocol

“…A minimum of 30 participants is considered necessary to answer the aim and objectives of this study. This estimation is in line with other similar studies (Conner & Fraser, ; Harvey‐Berino & Rourke, ; Mujika et al., ). This study is an exploratory trial, looking at the preliminary efficacy and implementation process, therefore, the conventional sample size calculation, appropriate for a full‐scale intervention, is not required (Lovell et al., ).…”

Health professionals’ personal behaviours hindering health promotion: A study of nurses who smoke

“…Nurses might benefit from training in abilities and strategies such as motivational interviewing that would help them focus on the interactions they establish with their patients rather than on specific behaviours. Previous studies suggest that the opportunity to talk openly about a negative health behaviour with a recipient that listens, without being told off, makes people believe that they are capable of achieving their goals (Mujika et al., ). Developing this kind of skills among nurses, so that they care for their patient focusing on the person rather than on the behaviour itself, could contribute to enhance their engagement in health promotion.…”

“…Heaton proposes secondary analysis as a tool to investigate new or additional research questions. The data were collected in the context of a research project that aimed to develop a smoking cessation intervention for nurses (Mujika et al., ). The objective of the primary data collection and analysis was to explore their smoking behaviour and needs to then develop the smoking cessation intervention.…”