Effective clinician lifestyle interventions based upon patient's stage of change

Precontemplation stage	Provide background information on medical and personal reasons for change.
Contemplation stage	Support patient's own motivation to make change; develop greater awareness of personal benefits to patient.
Preparation stage	Assist in dealing with issues and barriers; collaborate on developing a specific plan.
Action stage	Follow through with the plan; deal with issues related to adherence to the initiation of change (issues may be present for weeks or months).
Maintenance stage	Continue to emphasize long-term medical benefits and personal motivation; deal with relapses as "normal" (reassess patient's Stage of Change and continue to work with patient on change issues).

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