TY - JOUR AU1 - Vallis, M. AU2 - Ruggiero, L. AU3 - Greene, G. AU4 - Jones, H. AU5 - Zinman, B. AU6 - Rossi, S. AU7 - Edwards, L. AU8 - Rossi, J. S. AU9 - Prochaska, J. O. AU1 - AB - Epidemiology/Health Services/Psychosocial Research ORIGINAL ARTICLE Stages of Change for Healthy Eating in Diabetes Relation to demographic, eating-related, health care utilization, and psychosocial factors 1 3 MICHAEL VALLIS, PHD SUSAN ROSSI, RN, PHD ioral demands involved (2). Achieving LAURIE RUGGIERO, PHD LYNN EDWARDS, PDT, MHSA optimal blood glucose control requires a GEOFFREY GREENE, PHD JOSEPH S. ROSSI, PHD complex regimen of behaviors that must HELEN JONES, RN, MSN JAMES O. PROCHASKA, PHD be followed consistently over a lifetime. BERNARD ZINMAN, MD Insulin/medication administration and adjustment, self-testing blood glucose levels, and managing food intake and ac- tivity patterns represent significant be- OBJECTIVES — To identify diabetes-related characteristics of individuals at different stages havioral demands. Traditionally, health of readiness to change to healthy, low-fat eating. care providers have focused on action- oriented interventions (education, skills RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS — Stage-based differences in demographic, acquisition, problem solving [3]). These eating-related, health care utilization, and psychosocial factors were examined in a sample of 768 interventions work well with individuals overweight (BMI 27 kg/m ) individuals with diabetes enrolled in a randomized behavioral in a motivational state of readiness to intervention trial. change. However, those not motivated to follow through have benefited less from TI - Stages of Change for Healthy Eating in Diabetes: Relation to demographic, eating-related, health care utilization, and psychosocial factors JF - Diabetes Care DO - 10.2337/diacare.26.5.1468 DA - 2003-05-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/unpaywall/stages-of-change-for-healthy-eating-in-diabetes-relation-to-2hyQcOLdbD DP - DeepDyve ER -