Table 3 Examples of behaviour change talk by students (from 3 most commonly used techniques)
From: Medical undergraduates’ use of behaviour change talk: the example of facilitating weight management
Information on behaviour-health link | “All these saturated fats that you’re talking about from the deep frying aren’t very good. They’re the ones that clog your vessels up and make you put on weight – they are they unhealthy fats” |
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Information on Consequences | “Surgery is a lot safer if people keep their weight down…carrying extra weight the heart has to pump the blood to extra places…heart is working a bit harder already” |
“You would get to work feeling extremely refreshed. When you do any form of exercise, running or whatever, it’s rewarding…you would get to work and think ‘I’ve done my share of exercise for the day’” | |
Providing Instruction | “When you choose your burgers, you could choose the healthier ones, so the ones with less fat in them if you had a quick look at the box, so it means you can still have your burger, and hopefully it will still taste as nice and if you grilled it instead then that would be really, gradually build up and help.” |