The Effect of Motivational Interviewing on Diabetes Self-Management and Severity of Cyberchondria in Individuals With Diabetes

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of diabetes education given to individuals with diabetes using motivational interviewing technique based on the health promotion model on diabetes self-management and cyberchondria severity. Materials and Method: The population of the study consisted of 1000 individuals. The sample consisted of 64 individuals, 32 experimental and 32 control, who met the research criteria. The research will be conducted between 15.02.2025-15.03.2025 in Van Regional Training and Research Hospital Diabetes outpatient clinic. Data in the research; Descriptive Information Form, Diabetes Self-Management Scale (DMS), Cyberchondria Severity Scale-Short Form (CSS-SF) scales will be applied. Research experiment Motivational interviewing intervention based on the health belief model will be conducted once a week for 1 month. At the end of 1 month, both scales will be administered again to individuals in both experimental and control groups.