Table 3.

Participant readiness to change self-management and lifestyle behaviours and rotated factor loadings for items included in the factor analysis^a

Sub-scale items	No. responded	% (N)	Factor load
			RTC SM behaviours	RTC Lifestyle Risk Factors
RTC SM behaviours
Would you take any of the following actions to change your lifestyle?
Use new ways to manage fatigue	234	93.6 (250)	.770	.183
Use new ways to increase my physical activity	246	98.4 (250)	.515	.390
Use new ways to cope with my chronic condition	235	94.0 (250)	.685	.253
Use new ways to manage stress and/or relax	242	96.8 (250)	.749	.202
Use new ways to improve my sleep routine	242	96.8 (250)	.803	.185
Use new ways to communicate with my health care professionals	238	95.2 (250)	.771	.187
Use new ways to help me manage my medicines better	233	93.2 (250)	.746	.135
Get more from my doctors’ appointments by discussing my self-management plan	202	80.8 (250)	.728	.217
Make or update my self-management plan or action plan to meet lifestyle needs	195	78.0 (250)	.774	.248
RTC Lifestyle Risk Factors
Indicate your plans for the following lifestyle changes:
Eat more fruits or vegetables	242	96.8 (250)	.174	.841
Eat less dietary fat	242	96.8 (250)	.154	.864
Do more physical activity	242	96.8 (250)	.302	.705

Note: Principal axis factor analysis, rotated using the varimax rotation and the number of factors was determined using the screen test and Eigen value > 1.