Motivational interviewing (MI)-based interventions can be effective for people living with HIV (PLWHIV) with medical follow-up problems. This study aimed to assess the stage of motivation to attend medical appointments of PLWHIV with medical follow-up problems and to evaluate a single telephone session MI intervention directed to engage them in care. The change in stage was evaluated before and after the intervention, and attending medical appointments was monitored for six months. Thirty-nine PLWHIV participated; 51.3% were in precontemplation/contemplation and 49.7% in preparation/action stage. Most (excluding those in the action stage from the beginning) (n = 22, 71.0%) advanced to another stage after the intervention (z = − 4.235, p < .001), and most did not miss the following appointments. Brief and remote MI interventions could be useful in low-resource settings, especially for those in the early stages of change, to explore motivations related with missing medical appointments.

基于动机访谈 (MI) 的干预措施对于有医疗随访问题的艾滋病毒感染者 (PLWHIV) 可能有效。本研究旨在评估有医疗随访问题的艾滋病病毒感染者参加医疗预约的动机阶段，并评估旨在让他们接受护理的单次电话会议 MI 干预。在干预前后评估阶段的变化，并监测六个月的就诊情况。 39 名艾滋病毒感染者参与； 51.3%处于预想/沉思阶段，49.7%处于准备/行动阶段。大多数人（不包括从一开始就处于行动阶段的人）（ n = 22，71.0%）在干预后进入另一个阶段（ z = − 4.235， p < .001），并且大多数人没有错过以下预约。在资源匮乏的环境中，短期和远程的 MI 干预可能很有用，特别是对于那些处于变革早期阶段的人来说，可以探索与错过医疗预约相关的动机。