Motivational interviewing to improve diabetes outcomes in African Americans adults with diabetes.

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of a motivational interviewing intervention (MII) on regimen adherence and diabetes markers among African Americans with diabetes. Sixty-two participants were assigned to the usual care (UC; n = 36) or MII (n = 26) groups. UC participants received the usual clinic care.

Motivators and barriers to returning to school: RN to BSN.

With national emphasis on increasing baccalaureate-prepared nurses, the role of the staff development educator of promoting lifelong learning is ideal for advising and mentoring non-bachelor's-prepared nurses to return to school. However, an understanding of the motivators and barriers for nurses to return to school is essential for success. A descriptive correlational research study was completed to determine the motivators and barriers of returning to school for registered nurses without a bachelor's degree.

Promoting nurse interventionist fidelity to motivational interviewing in a diabetes self-care intervention.

We describe interventionist training procedures for a pilot intervention study that tested the effects of a nurse-delivered Motivational Interviewing (MI) intervention on diabetes self-care among adults diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus. It reports on findings from MI fidelity assessments. Training consisted of didactic workshops plus practicum.

Predictors of functional performance in community-dwelling people with COPD.

Purpose: To identify physiologic, well-being, and coping resource predictors of functional performance in community-dwelling people with COPD.

Design: A cross-sectional, correlational design was used with a convenience sample of 119 people who received care in a private pulmonary medicine practice.

Methods: Participants were recruited in person, completed the study instruments at home, and returned the instruments to the researcher by mail.