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Similarly, for readiness to pursue LDKT, study participants self-identify whether they are in Pre-Contemplation, Contemplation, Preparation, or Action (Table 2).
Patient factors found to be independently associated with referral were elevated BMI, physical inactivity, and being in contemplation, preparation or action stage of change for increasing physical activity.
Referred patients were more likely to be in the contemplation, preparation or action stage of change for increasing fruit and vegetable intake, decreasing dietary fat, increasing physical activity and losing weight, than patients not referred.
In a study of 250 patients with T2D individualized Motivational Interviewing improved self-management, self-efficacy, quality of life and HbA1c with over half of the participants that received Motivational Interviewing moving from contemplation to preparation or action stages compared with only 17% of the usual care group 50.
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Patients will also be asked how ready they are to pursue LDKT and to rate whether they are "not considering taking actions in the next six months to pursue LDKT" (Precontemplation), "considering taking actions in the next six months to pursue LDKT" (Contemplation), "preparing to take actions in the next 30 days to pursue LDKT" (Preparation), or "taking actions to pursue LDKT" (Action) [ 45].
The proportion of clients identified as at risk and who were open to change (i.e. contemplative, in preparation or in action phase) were 65.0% for obese/overweight; 73.8% for smokers; 48.2% for individuals with high alcohol intake; 83.5% for the physically inactive and 59.0% for those with poor nutrition.
An example of intra-study variation arose in a study that provided one to three consultations with a physician, but where only those patients that had reached the preparation or the action stages were referred also to a dietician [ 23 and 24], in accordance with TTM.
* fewer than 2 serves of fruit or fewer than 5 serves of vegetable The proportion of patients who had risk factors and who were open to change (i.e. contemplative, in preparation or in action phase) were 65.0% of the obese or overweight, 73.8% of the smokers, 48.2% of those with at risk alcohol intake, 83.5% of those physically inactive and 59.0% of those with poor nutrition.
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"We do not, and should not criminalise thought without action or preparation for action.
Thought without action or preparation for action may be extremism, but it is not terrorism". He argued that government should not be "rushing to add yet more offences to the already long list".
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