tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981197052686065994.post6799947855728117461..comments2023-10-01T04:36:19.806-07:00Comments on medicine: facts and fictions: How Can We Help Our Patients to Stay Healthy?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2981197052686065994.post-46264849141904798492012-07-11T16:25:40.309-07:002012-07-11T16:25:40.309-07:00Your piece shows perception and common sense, as u...Your piece shows perception and common sense, as usual. Humans will move through the Stages of Change model sequentially, and in my experience as a primary care doctor, the only stage you can shoot for at a given time is the nearest one in the direction you want to go. If they're thinking about it, you can help them move to planning it. If they're planning it, you can encourage them to put the plan into action. In the absence of a motivating heart attack, you just can't move a patient from ignorance and denial to action, skipping all the steps between. I would use "turning the dial" as a better analogy than "throwing the switch". Best wishes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com