A review of XXXX -centred post-fracture interventions in the context of theories of health behaviour change.

@entity1 @entity170
The purpose of this literature review is to determine whether and to what extent current post-fracture @entity170 interventions utilize theories of health behaviour change and whether those that are theory-based are more successful in producing desired behaviour changes. Studies were identified by applying additional criteria to the final selection stage of a systematic review of non-surgical @entity170 interventions in the orthopaedic environment. We identified 42 primary studies targeted at @entity1 and improving post-fracture @entity170 care. As well as describing the studies (in terms of design, population, interventions, outcomes), we focused on theoretical framework and elements of behaviour change models. The 42 studies included in this review utilized a variety of post-fracture interventions; however, none of them reported using an underlying theoretical base. Only three studies drew on what we felt to be elements of a theoretical framework. The lack of theoretically based studies points to a currently under-utilized area of behaviour change research that could be applied to post-fracture interventions in order to make them more effective. Despite an abundance of literature supporting theories of behaviour change, post-fracture @entity170 interventions do not report utilizing these theories. Theories of behaviour change could be applied to post-fracture @entity170 interventions to explain why @entity1 initiate @entity170 management. Future research should explore the application of theories of health behaviour change to post-fracture interventions.
