Key result
Motivational interviewing builds perceived walking confidence post-hip fracture through clinical connection and weekly check-ins.
Why the study?
The study was conducted to explore how older adults perceive motivational interviewing influences their walking and physical activity after hip fracture.
Motivational interviewing may support walking recovery after hip fracture by building patient confidence through regular connection and check-ins.
Patient perceptions of MI may guide post-hip fracture rehab; leaves open walking benefits pending controlled trials.
Objective: To explore how older adults perceive motivational interviewing influences their walking and physical activity after hip fracture. Methods: Qualitative study using an interpretive description framework. Twenty-four participants aged ≥65 years living in the community after hip fracture were interviewed. Participants had received at least 8 sessions of motivational interviewing via telephone. Semi-structured interviews were transcribed verbatim and coded inductively by two researchers independently. All authors discussed findings and themes observed through the researchers' lens and mapped them to the Medical Research Council's framework for process evaluation. Results: Motivational interviewing was described as a nuanced and subtle intervention that guided participants through their journey of recovery. Three themes described possible mechanisms of how motivational interviewing might work: connection, checking in and confidence. In the context of recovering from hip fracture psychologically and physically, a strong connection with clinicians, along with weekly checking in, were perceived to build participants' confidence to walk after hip fracture. Conclusion: This study provided insight on participant perceptions of how motivational interviewing might work to support walking after hip fracture. Innovation: The addition of motivational interviewing to rehabilitation is a novel way of building confidence to walk for people recovering from hip fracture.
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Rimayanti et al. (2022) studied hip fracture (n=24). Motivational interviewing was evaluated on Perceptions of how motivational interviewing influences walking and physical activity. Motivational interviewing was perceived by older adults recovering from hip fracture to build their confidence to walk through strong clinical connection and weekly checking in.
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