The effects of motivational interviews about activities of daily living on physical adjustment and quality of life in elderly total knee arthroplasty patients: A randomised-controlled trial

Abstract Introduction: This study was carried out to investigate the effects of motivational interviews about activities of daily living on physical adjustment and quality of life in elderly total knee arthroplasty patients. Methods This study is a randomised-controlled trial. This study was carried out with 70 patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty. The patients were randomly divided into the intervention group where motivational interviews were held in eight sessions (n = 35) and the control group where routine nursing practices were followed (n = 35). The motivational interview program was applied to the patients in the intervention group for three months. The data of the study were collected using a “Patient Information Form”, a “Postoperative Complication Assessment Form”, the “Functional Assessment Form”, and the “SF-36 Quality of Life Questionnaire”. Results It was determined that the difference between the mean scores of the Functional Evaluation Form and the SF-36 Quality of Life Questionnaire before the motivational interview of the patients in the experimental and control groups was not statistically significant (p > 0.05). After the motivational interview, the difference between the Functional Evaluation Form mean scores and the Quality of Life Scale mean scores of the patients in the experimental group was found to be statistically significant (p < 0.05). Conclusion It was concluded that motivational interviews about activities of daily living increase physical adjustment and quality of life in elderly total knee arthroplasty patients.