The Effect of the Motivational Interviewing Technique on Breast and Cervical Cancer Screenings

The Effect of the Motivational Interviewing Technique Applied to Women in the Menopause Period on Their Participation in Breast and Cervical Cancer Screenings

This study will be conducted to evaluate the effect of the motivational interviewing technique applied to menopausal women on their participation in breast and cervical cancer screenings. This is a randomized controlled intervention study in which the study sample will consist of 120 menopausal women, who visit the health care centers in the city of Kutahya. There will be one intervention group with a total of 60 participants and a control group with the same number of participants. The intervention group will have motivational interviews whereas the control group participants will follow the normal protocols.

This study will be conducted to evaluate the effect of the motivational interviewing technique applied to menopausal women on their participation in breast and cervical cancer screenings. This is a randomized controlled intervention study in which the study sample will consist of 120 menopausal women, who visit the health care centers in the city of Kutahya. There will be one intervention group with a total of 60 participants and a control group with the same number of participants. The intervention group will have motivational interviews whereas the control group participants will follow the normal protocols.

The Turkish version of Champion's Health Belief Model Scale and The Health Belief Model Scale for Cervical Cancer and the Pap Smear Test will be applied to all the participants in both groups.

Then for the intervention group, the motivational interviewing will be carried out in 3 different sessions, each to be conducted one week apart. 6 weeks after the last interview, first follow up would be conducted through phone communication and 6 weeks after the first follow up, a face-to-face interview would be conducted for the scales to be applied to the participants again. For the control group, the scales will be applied for the second time at the same time as the intervention group and they will be given a training manual and their questions will be answered by the researchers.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Visiting any family health centers in the city of Kütahya,
• Without any cancer diagnosis and treatment,
• Not having had a clinical breast examination in the last 1 year, with no natural menstrual period in the last 1 year, have entered menopause and are 69 years old (included) maximum,
• Without a mammogram in the last 2 years in women who have gone through menopause and are 69 years old (included).
• Without an HPV or Pap smear test in the last 5 years in women who have entered menopause and are in the age range of 65 (including),
• Being literate,
• Able to communicate.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having been diagnosed with any cancer,
• Inability to communicate,
• Failure to continue the phases of the study for any reason.