Table 2.
Health plan
My goals |
I want to improve my health, my physical and cognitive fitness, in order to preserve my autonomy, because I enjoy living. I want to spend more years with my son and his wife and I am looking forward to become a grandmother and see my grandchild grow up. |
The measures to achieve my health goals |
1) I need to be more physically active, at least 150 minutes and at best 300 minutes of moderate exercise training per week; 2) I need to quit smoking urgently; 3) I need to care more about myself (for example, meet friends and do things that I enjoy such as traveling and cinema/theater); 4) I need to improve my dietary habits (less alcohol, less chocolate, more fruits and vegetable). |
My to-do-list |
1) 20 minutes brisk walking at pulse range of 90 to 105 beats per minute every second day; 2) I will reflect on my reasons for smoking and try to become more aware of the harm I cause to the most important goals in my life; 3) I will carefully read the patient guideline for coronary heart disease and reflect about it. |
Potential obstacles |
I am in danger of missing good opportunities for engaging myself for important goals due to maladaptive feelings of guilt. These guilt feelings block healthy impulses, for example, doing what I like, assertiveness, and taking a long-term perspective on my life. |
Check-up | Date of next visit. |