A randomised controlled trial evaluating the use of Motivational Interviewing compared to usual care to increase physical activity in people living in the community after a hip fracture

Exclusion Criteria6

• They have a cognitive impairment of any kind – this is because the Motivational Interviewing intervention is a talking intervention that requires people to be able to think clearly and generate their own ideas of how they can change their behaviour
• They score in the severe range of depression or anxiety as measured by the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS: Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995)
• They do not speak conversational English - this is because the Motivational Interviewing intervention is a talking intervention and the person delivering the intervention only speaks English and there are not sufficient funds to employ another person who is able to speak in other languages
• They are less than 65 years of age – this is because the population of interest for the current study is people 65+, because this is the group who is most likely to experience problems with reduced mobility following a hip fracture
• They are highly dependent on medical care, in either high level or low level care – this is because the population of interest is people living independently in the community who are capable of becoming more active
• They are already sufficiently active, as defined as obtaining at least 30 minutes of activity most days of the week