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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Nov 16.
Published in final edited form as: J Adv Med Pharm Sci. 2021 Oct 25;23(7):43–50. doi: 10.9734/jamps/2021/v23i730249

Table 3.

My BP Participants’ Stages of Change at Baseline and 6 month Follow-up

Pre-contemplation Contemplation Preparation Action Maintenance
Diet
 Baseline, n(%) 10 (6.5%) 11 (7.2%) 33 (21.6%) 14 (9.2%) 83 (54.2%)
 6 months, n(%) 3 (2.0%) 7 (4.6%) 9 (5.9%)* 32 (20.9%)** 98 (64.0%)
Exercise
 Baseline, n(%) 11 (7.2%) 12 (7.8%) 28 (18.3%) 15 (9.8%) 80 (52.3%)
 6 months, n(%) 15 (9.8%) 14 (9.2%) 19 (12.4%) 11 (7.2%) 88 (57.5%)
*

p=0.0001

**

p=0.04

***

p=0.01