Table 4 Opportunity for lifestyle intervention among clients referred to community nurse teams
Risk Factors | Number of clients identified as at risk * | Stages of Readiness to Change | Percentage of clients open to change not having received advice in last 3 months | Opportunity for intervention | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | A | Pre-contemplative | Open to change | C/B (%) | B/A × C/B = C/A (%) | |||
| Â | Â | Â | Contemplative | In preparation | In action | Percentage of 'Open to change' clients B/A (%) | Â | Â |
Overweight/obese clients to lose wt | 574 | 2015 (35.0%) | 32 (5.6%) | 55 (9.6%) | 286 (50.2%) | 373/574 (65.0%) | 327/373 (87.7%) | 327/574 (57.0%) |
Quit smoking | 137 | 36 (26.3%) | 17 (12.4%) | 12 (8.8%) | 72 (52.6%) | 101/137 (73.8%) | 96/101 (95.0%) | 96/137 (70.1%) |
Reduce alcohol intake | 293 | 152 (51.9%) | 7 (2.4%) | 28 (9.6%) | 106(36.2%) | 141/293 (48.2%) | 131/141 (92.9%) | 131/293 (44.7%) |
Increase physical activity | 208 | 33 (15.9%) | 28 (13.5%) | 50 (24.0%) | 97 (46.0%) | 175/208 (83.5%) | 158/175 (90.3%) | 158/208 (76.0%) |
Improve eating habits and nutrition | 620 | 252 (40.6%) | 25 (4.0%) | 69 (11.1%) | 274 (44.2%) | 368/620 (59.4%) | 318/368 (86.4%) | 318/620 (51.3%) |