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NCT Number: NCT07486635

Motivational Interviewing and Nursing Students' Clinical Practice Outcomes

Motivational interviewing is a collaborative and person-centered counseling approach aimed at enhancing individuals' intrinsic motivation. Nursing students often experience stress, anxiety, and low self-efficacy during clinical practice. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of motivational interviewing on nursing students' attitudes toward clinical practice, anxiety levels, and perceptions of self-efficacy. The study will be conducted using a randomized controlled design, and the potential of motivational interviewing as an effective psychological intervention in nursing education will be evaluated.

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Key information

Conditions

Anxiety Anxiety Disorders Attitude Behavior Mental Disorders Self-Efficacy

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi

Muş, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Being a first-year student in the Nursing Program
  • Enrolled in the Fall semester of the 2025-2026 academic year
  • Voluntarily agreeing to participate in the Motivational Interviewing programAble to attend face-to-face data collection sessions

Exclusion criteria

  • Students with prior experience in Motivational Interviewing
  • Students unable to attend skills laboratory training
  • Students with prior clinical practice experience that could bias study outcomes
  • Students who do not consent to participate in the study

Treatment and study plan

Motivational Interviewing

Other

A structured motivational interviewing program delivered by certified researchers during skills laboratory sessions to enhance students' attitudes, reduce anxiety, and improve self-efficacy in clinical practice.

Primary outcomes

  1. Self-Efficacy in Clinical Performance Scale

    Time frame: Baseline (pre-test) and 4 weeks after intervention (post-test)

    Originally developed by Cheraghi et al. (2009), this scale consists of 37 items divided into four sub-dimensions: data collection (items 1-12), diagnosis and planning (items 13-21), implementation (items 22-31), and evaluation (items 32-37). Each item is scored from 0% ("not confident at all") to 100% ("completely confident"). The scale measures nursing students' self-efficacy in clinical performance.

  2. Attitude Toward Clinical Practice Scale for Nursing Students

    Time frame: Baseline (pre-test) and 4 weeks post-intervention

    Developed by Akdeniz Uysal and Yeliş Bayülgen (2022), this scale measures nursing students' attitudes toward clinical practice. It consists of items scored on a 5-point Likert scale: 1 = "Strongly Disagree", 2 = "Disagree", 3 = "Undecided", 4 = "Agree", 5 = "Strongly Agree".

  3. Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)

    Time frame: Baseline (pre-test) and 4 weeks post-intervention

    Developed by Spielberger, Gorsuch, and Lushene (1970), the STAI consists of two 20-item subscales measuring state anxiety and trait anxiety. The Turkish adaptation has been validated and shown to be reliable for assessing anxiety levels in nursing students.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Cemal

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Motivational Interviewing on Nursing Students' Attitudes, Anxiety, and Self-Efficacy Regarding Clinical Practice: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Mar 20, 2026
Registry last updated
Jun 9, 2026

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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