Motivational Interview Research Paper

Introduction Culture is powerful. It can mold our values, shape our beliefs, dictate our norms and practices, and guide our overall being. It is difficult to change one’s way of life. When culture intertwines with health problem, then it becomes and issue of “how can we change individuals without changing their culture?” The answer is not a simple one, but with the use of Motivational Interview (MI), evoking patient behavior change is possible. The person that I interviewed was Lynd Tran, who is a 47-year-old Vietnamese women, who immigrated to the US from Vietnam at a young age. She has stated no concerning health conditions as of yet or systemic disease that she knows of, however, her last check for any health problems was a few years ago after she had a slight chest pain; only reported having a mild cough from time-to-time, and feeling fatigue in the early morning and late evenings during the interview. The only unhealthy behavior that she conducts daily is smoking 2-3 cigarettes a day (on someday it is just one). Cultural factors include her views of smoking and obesity.
Cultural Factors
Smoking
According to Lynd, smoking is a habit that almost everyone she knows in her family and friends engage in Vietnam. When asked, “what was the purpose of smoking?” Lynd replied with “Its mostly for fun when I was young. …show more content…
When asked, ““How do you feel about quitting smoking? Where would you rank it on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is ‘I am not thinking about it at all,’ and 10 is ‘I need to stop immediately,’ where would you be?” Lynd placed her self at a 2 during the interview. However, during the follow-up when she was asked a similar question again, she ranked herself at an 8 or 9. When asked why she placed herself at a 2, she stated that no immediate effects were present, so there was no reason for her to