Motivational interviewing by a practice nurse led to self-reported increases in physical activity among older patients at 8 weeks, but this was not confirmed by ambulatory heart-rate monitoring.
Observational
BACKGROUND: The assessment of levels of physical activity relies upon suitable measurement tools. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to investigate whether a practice nurse, using a motivational interview technique, could encourage older patients to increase their physical activity. METHODS: Health and well-being were monitored at baseline and 8 weeks following intervention. Physical activity levels were ascertained using both a self-report measure and ambulatory heart-rate monitoring. RESULTS: Whilst patients reported higher levels of physical activity at follow-up, this finding was not confirmed by the heart-rate data. CONCLUSION: The study concludes that patients tend to overestimate the amount of physical activity undertaken and that ambulatory heart-rate monitoring may be more useful for verifying actual behaviour.
Jane Sims (Thu,) conducted a observational in Older patients. Motivational interview technique by a practice nurse was evaluated on Physical activity levels. Motivational interviewing by a practice nurse led to self-reported increases in physical activity among older patients at 8 weeks, but this was not confirmed by ambulatory heart-rate monitoring.
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