Description of Baseline Action Plans (N = 228)
| Action Plan Domains and Subtopics | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Exercise (38%) | 86 | |
| Walk a specific distance or specific amount of time | 46 | 53 |
| Use gym more, more of any exercise | 37 | 43 |
| Buy a pedometer | 3 | 4 |
| Diet (30%) | 68 | |
| Eat more good food, substitute good food for bad | 24 | 35 |
| Portion control of bad foods | 27 | 40 |
| Lose weight/go on a diet | 6 | 9 |
| Other (eg, see nutritionist, track eating, change others’ behaviors) | 11 | 16 |
| Combined diet and exercise* (4%) | 9 | 4 |
| Medication (7%) | 16 | |
| Take specific medication | 5 | 31 |
| Take all meds | 6 | 38 |
| Take meds at specific time | 3 | 19 |
| Take vitamins, etc | 2 | 12 |
| Other† (9%) | 21 | |
| Make/keep appointments | 5 | 25 |
| Socialize or join group | 3 | 15 |
| Initiate positive action | 9 | 45 |
| Increase self-monitoring | 3 | 15 |
| Smoking (8%) | 19 | |
| Reduce smoking frequency (episodes or no. of cigarettes) | 11 | 58 |
| Quit smoking/patch to quit | 7 | 37 |
| Track smoking | 1 | 5 |
| Stress (4%) | 9 | |
| Time with others | 2 | 22 |
| Structured relaxation exercises | 4 | 45 |
| Reading | 2 | 22 |
| Time by self for self | 1 | 11 |
* A combined diet/exercise domain was added during the coding process. Most patients making action plans reported a high level of confidence that they could complete their plan—79% had a confidence score >7.
† One Action Plan is illegible in this category and not coded.