The MI intervention was a multifaceted program targeting improved
medication adherence behavior and clinical outcomes in patients with
epilepsy. Three weekly face-to-face sessions were performed to improve
medication adherence [24,30,31]. The MI sessions were delivered
individually by a male health psychologist with 10 years of experience
working with medication adherence in patients with chronic diseases
and 60 h of training of MI in Qazvin and Tehran. During the sessions,
the patients were encouraged to express their experiences, values, readiness,
and confidence for the behavior change. All sessions were held in
a private and quiet setting within a neurologic clinic. Each session lasted
for 40 to 60 min. The MI techniques employed to resolve barriers and
encourage patients to take medications regularly were open-ended
questions, affirmations, reflective statements, and summaries to elicit
change talk.