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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to determine the effect of interviews based on a salutogenic approach on the sense of coherence and resilience in schizophrenic patients. DESIGN AND METHODS A pretest-posttest randomized controlled experimental trial was conducted with 49 patients. FINDINGS The posttest and follow-up mean scores of the subscales and the overall scale of sense of coherence and resilience differed in favor of the intervention group (p < 0.01). In the intra-group comparison, the pretest, posttest, and 1-month follow-up all the subscales and the total mean scores of the sense of coherence and resilience differed in the intervention group (p < 0.001). PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS The salutogenic approach-based interview is an effective intervention to increase the sense of coherence and resilience.