Stage | Diet | Exercise | Self-monitoring | Medication (frequency of behavior) |
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1 Precontemplation | ● The participant does not intend to start dietary therapy or change current eating habits. ● The participant has no knowledge of dietary therapy. | ● The participant does not intend to start physical exercise. ● The participant has no knowledge of exercise therapy (balance between exercise and rest). | The participant does not perform any self-monitoring. | The participant takes or injects medication when they remember it (approximately 1 to 2 days a month). |
2 Contemplation | The participant is interested in dietary therapy and tries to understand, but has not started yet. | The participant is interested in exercise therapy (balance between exercise and rest) and tries to understand, but has not started yet. | The participant is interested in monitoring and tries to understand, but has not started it. | The participant takes or injects medication 1 to 2 days a week. |
3 Preparation | ● The participant understands the problems with current eating habits. ● The participant has started to take action. | The participant has started to perform some exercise (balance between exercise and rest). | The participant can measure and record the parameters properly. | The participant takes or injects medication 3 to 4 days a week. |
4 Action | ● The participant understands the instructed food intake. ● The participant can plan improvements and act with advice from others. | ● The participant understands the proper amount and timing of physical exercise. ● The participant can plan improvements and act with advice from others. | ● The participant understands the monitoring instructions of the physician. ● The participant can analyze the measurement and modify treatment based on advice from others. | The participant takes or injects medication 5 to 6 days a week. |
5 Maintenance | ● Continuing dietary therapy ● The participant can plan to improve the diet and act autonomously. | ● Continuing exercise therapy ● The participant can plan to improve exercise and act autonomously | ● Continuing monitoring ● The participant can analyze the measurement and modify treatment autonomously. | ● The participant takes or injects medication almost every day. ● The participant can take the necessary action when a dose is missed. |
6 | Participant not in the program for medical reasons (fasting, parenteral nutrition) | Physical exercise is prohibited | The participant cannot perform self-monitoring (e.g., cervical vertebral injury) | Not prescribed |