Readiness to change physical activity and dietary practices and willingness to consult healthcare providers
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Readiness to change physical activity and dietary practices and willingness to consult healthcare providers Wendell C Taylor*1, Joseph T Hepworth2, Emily Lees3, Andrea Cassells4, Yolene Gousse4, M Monica Sweeney4,5, Anita Vaughn4,6 and Jonathan N Tobin4,7 Address: 1Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, 7000 Fannin Street, Suite 2670, Houston, Texas, 77030, USA, 2School of Nursing, Vanderbilt University, 428 Godchaux Hall, Nashville, Tennessee, 37235, USA, 3College of Nursing, Houston Baptist University, 7502 Fondren, Houston, Texas, 77074, USA, 4Clinical Directors Network, Inc., 5 West 37th Street, 10th floor, New York, New York, 10018, USA, 5Bedford-Stuyvesant Family Health Center, 1413 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, New York, 11216, USA, 6Newark Department of Health, 101 Ludlow Street, Newark, New Jersey, 07144, USA and 7Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, New York, 10461, USA Email: Wendell C Taylor* - [email protected]; Joseph T Hepworth - [email protected]; Emily Lees - [email protected]; Andrea Cassells - [email protected]; Yolene Gousse - [email protected]; M Monica Sweeney - [email protected]; Anita Vaughn - [email protected]; Jonathan N Tobin - [email protected] * Corresponding author
Published: 10 June 2004 Health Research Policy and Systems 2004, 2:2
doi:10.1186/1478-4505-2-2
Received: 15 September 2003 Accepted: 10 June 2004
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Abstract Background: Complementary or discrepant stages of change for multiple risk behaviors can guide the development of effective risk reduction interventions for multiple risk factors. The objectives of this study were to assess readiness to change physical activity and dietary practices and the relationships among readiness scores for physical activity and dietary practices. In an underserved population, the readiness scores were analyzed in relationship to the patient's interest in communicating with healthcare providers about health behavior change. Healthcare providers are important contributors in promoting behavior change in community health centers. Methods: Patients completed questionnaires about communicating with healthcare providers and readiness to change physical activity, intake of fruits and vegetables, dietary fat, calories and weight management. Frequency distributions, correlations, and analysis of variance were computed. Results: Readiness to change physical activity was not related to readiness to change dietary practices. Readiness to change fruit and vegetable intake and readiness to change dietary fat
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