- Body Systems
- Health Care
- Threats to Health
- Healthy Living
Stages of Change
The stages of change were identified by Prochaska and DiClemente as a universal pathway along which people travel as they change their behaviours. They include:
- precontemplation - not considering change
- contemplation - considering pros and cons of making change
- preparation
- action
- maintenance
- relapse
Discussing past experiences can be useful in opening dialogue.
Molaison EF. 2002. Stages of change in clinical nutrition practice. Nutritional Clinical Care 5:251-7.
Prochaska JO and DiClemente CC. 1982
Zimmerman GL, Olsen CG, Bosworth MF. 2000.
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