Table 2.

Patient Contributions to the Diet and Physical Activity Discussions

	Diet (N=70) N (%)	Physical Activity (N=75) N (%)
Did the patient provide any information about his or her current behavior?*
Yes, in response to a question	21 (30.0)	39 (52.0)
Sample Quotation	Provider: Are you trying to exercise? Patient: Yes, I’m working out with a trainer twice a week.
Yes, offered spontaneously	32 (45.7)	30 (40.0)
Sample Quotation	I’ve been really pleased. A lot of that [improved blood pressure] has to do with my diet. My wife has a really good diet for me. And it was high for a while and Dr. H. threatened to put me on blood pressure medication and I said, I can do this myself. So I practice the DASH diet.
No	17 (24.3)	6 (8.0)
Did the patient provide any self-assessment of his or her current behavior?
Yes, satisfied with current behavior	17 (24.3)	6 (8.0)
Sample Quotation	I think my diet is pretty good
Yes, recognizes need for improvements	18 (25.7)	17 (22.7)
Sample Quotation	I’m not getting enough exercise this fall, I know that.
No	35 (50.0)	52 (69.3)
Did the patient ask any questions pertaining to behavior?
Yes	12 (17.1)	6 (8.0)
Sample Quotation	So when you say weight bearing, what’s good for that?
No	58 (82.9)	69 (92.0)

^*If any behavior information was provided in response to a question, it was coded as in response to a question, even in instances where other information was provided spontaneously. When including all instances of patients providing information unprompted, 68.6% of diet discussions and 58.7% of physical activity discussions involved the patient sharing some information about his or her current behavior unprompted.