Effect of motivational interviewing on self-care of people with heart failure: a randomized clinical trial.

Objective: To analyze the effect of motivational interviewing on self-care for people with chronic heart failure.

Method: A multicenter randomized clinical trial, which divided people into an intervention group (n=59) and a control group (n=59), followed for 60 days in centers of Brazil and Uruguay. The intervention group received three consultations per motivational interviewing, with an interval of 30 days, and the control group maintained conventional follow-up in specialized clinics.