Readiness to lose weight was defined using the question, "Do you plan to start losing weight?" Respondents with a BMI ≥25 who answered "Yes, I'm planning to start during the next month" or "Yes, I am currently changing" were defined as ready to change.
But what we most require from travel writing, as opposed to mere guidebooks, is that elusive quality Nick Carraway defined as "romantic readiness".
'Patient activation' is a behavioural concept [ 20] which is defined as the readiness and ability to take on the role of managing both decisions and behaviours related to health and healthcare [ 21], and lies at the core of self-management decision making and activity [ 22].
Functional status after childbirth, defined as mother's readiness to assume infant care responsibilities as well as resuming personal care, household, social, community, and occupational activities [ 1] was measured using Inventory of Functional Status after Childbirth (IFSAC).
The weaning period was defined as the time between readiness to wean and extubation.
Readiness is defined as "achieving and maintaining a state of preparedness in the facility to provide quality emergency obstetric care.
Core Readiness is defined as the realization of needs and expressed dissatisfaction with the current way of working while Engagement Readiness is defined as active willingness and participation of people for EMR implementation.
The second factor, "Readiness for Self- Disclosure", is defined as a participant's ability and readiness for talking about inner feelings, e.g. "I prefer to talk with my partner about facts rather than about feelings" or "It's fairly easy for me to tell my partner about myself: my feelings, wishes, and needs".
The USMC is defined as "an amphibious force in readiness" assigned to the Navy.
Discharge readiness is defined as the time when surgical ICU team requests a non-ICU room for the participant.
