Do PA Interventions Increase Acute Medical Inpatients PA Levels

For the interventions in this study we have chosen to use the Moving Medicine conversation tools because they are an evidence-based PA intervention tool. The Moving Medicine 'more minutes' conversation tool initially involves the investigator exploring the participant's understanding of PA. Improving patients' knowledge of the benefits of PA may empower them to increase their PAL because knowledge of the benefits of PA may motivate patients to increase their PAL. The division of the Moving Medicine conversation tools into chronic health conditions is important because it will allow the investigator to explore topics relating to PA which are specific to the participant's own medical co-morbidities. For example, in a patient with known ischaemic heart disease the investigator could discuss how PA helps to prevent the risk of further heart attacks and the development of heart failure (Moving Medicine).

For the interventions in this study we have chosen to use the Moving Medicine conversation tools because they are an evidence-based PA intervention tool. The Moving Medicine 'more minutes' conversation tool initially involves the investigator exploring the participant's understanding of PA. Improving patients' knowledge of the benefits of PA may empower them to increase their PAL because knowledge of the benefits of PA may motivate patients to increase their PAL. The division of the Moving Medicine conversation tools into chronic health conditions is important because it will allow the investigator to explore topics relating to PA which are specific to the participant's own medical co-morbidities. For example, in a patient with known ischaemic heart disease the investigator could discuss how PA helps to prevent the risk of further heart attacks and the development of heart failure (Moving Medicine).