TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessing psychosocial differences in stages of change
T2 - An analysis of Military Healthcare System patients with type 2 diabetes
AU - West, Gordon F.
AU - Cafferty, Lauren A.
AU - Ledford, Christy J.W.
PY - 2013/8
Y1 - 2013/8
N2 - Introduction: Provider advice is considered key to behavioral change for a healthier lifestyle. However, a healthcare professional simply telling an individual to change does not prompt behavior change. This study intends to link patient knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs to the stages of change. By incorporating a stages-of-change assessment and tailoring interventions to patient with diabetes, outcomes can improve. Methods: This study is a secondary data analysis of a single-site, prospective intervention study promoting walking in patients with type 2 diabetes (n = 111) in an Army community hospital. Results: Analysis of variance provided evidence of significant knowledge and attitude differences between precontemplation and contemplation groups, and for significant self-efficacy and social norms differences across the stages of change. Discussion: Results here provided evidence for the application of stages of change in promoting exercise to patient with type 2 diabetes. Specifically, this study makes message recommendations for patients in the various stages of change.
AB - Introduction: Provider advice is considered key to behavioral change for a healthier lifestyle. However, a healthcare professional simply telling an individual to change does not prompt behavior change. This study intends to link patient knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs to the stages of change. By incorporating a stages-of-change assessment and tailoring interventions to patient with diabetes, outcomes can improve. Methods: This study is a secondary data analysis of a single-site, prospective intervention study promoting walking in patients with type 2 diabetes (n = 111) in an Army community hospital. Results: Analysis of variance provided evidence of significant knowledge and attitude differences between precontemplation and contemplation groups, and for significant self-efficacy and social norms differences across the stages of change. Discussion: Results here provided evidence for the application of stages of change in promoting exercise to patient with type 2 diabetes. Specifically, this study makes message recommendations for patients in the various stages of change.
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U2 - 10.7205/MILMED-D-13-00095
DO - 10.7205/MILMED-D-13-00095
M3 - Article
C2 - 23929048
AN - SCOPUS:84881488425
SN - 0026-4075
VL - 178
SP - 875
EP - 879
JO - Military medicine
JF - Military medicine
IS - 8
ER -