TY - JOUR T1 - Motivational interviewing improves patients' mood and reduces mortality 12 months poststroke JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs DO - 10.1136/ebn.2011.100200 SP - ebnurs-2011-100200 AU - David R Thompson Y1 - 2011/09/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/early/2011/09/25/ebn.2011.100200.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Watkins CL, Wathan JV, Leathley MJ, et al. The 12-month effects of early motivational interviewing after acute stroke: a randomized controlled trial. Stroke 2011;42:1956–61.OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text ■ The study findings that motivational interviewing improves mood and reduces mortality a year after acute stroke should inform clinical practice guidelines.■ More trial data are needed to examine factors such as whether frequency of motivational interviewing sessions is more important than time frame, whether there are differences in therapist effects and whether there are differences using a training and supervision manual when applying motivational interviewing.■ More research is needed to explore the mechanisms by which motivational interviewing is effective and how it … ER -