ABSTRACT
Objective To evaluate the influence of Motivational Interview on function restore and life quality after artificial unilateral total hip replacement surgery. Methods A convenient sampling method was used for collecting 103 patients underwent artificial unilateral total hip replacement surgery for the study. Lottery method was used to divide these patients in to treatment group 53 cases and control group 50 cases. Intervention of both joint exercise and motivational interview was used for the treatment group, and routine health education was used for the control group in a large general hospital in Hangzhou. Results 1 month later, patients′joint function assessed with Harris score of the intervention group and control group were 62.40 ± 8.95 and 54.06 ± 9.61; 3 months later, intervention group was 82.25 ± 7.09 while control group was 74.60 ± 9.97, the difference was statistically significant (t=-4.559 and-4.451, P=0.000). Patients′life quality after 1 month was 485.54 ± 86.85 in intervention group and 400.69 ± 72.36 in control group;3 months later, the scores were 601.54 ± 73.49 and 543.08 ± 81.77, the difference was statistically significant (t=-5.370 and-3.821, P=0.000). Conclusions Motivational Interview was capable of improving joint function restore and quality of life through changing patients′ motivation, helping patients establishing and adhering to joint exercise.