PROMPT: "Think of a time when you or someone you know had to take a medication or follow medical advice regarding some other lifestyle change for an extended period of time. Or if you or someone you know never received medical advice regarding a lifestyle change, think of a lifestyle change that you embarked on yourself."
Answer any or all of the following questions. But be sure to focus more on discussing theories and findings than telling me about the lifestyle change.
Which factors of the 3 we discussed played a role in your adherence or non-adherence?
Were there any theories that you think explained your behavior?
Would stage theories or continuum theories be better at explaining your adherence?
What do you think explained your successes, if any?
What explained your failures, if any?