RESPONDING TO DISCORD

Rolling with resistance:
“I’ll never stop smoking and no one is ever going to tell me I should!”

Simple sided reflection:
• You want to keep smoking.

Emphasize personal choice:
• It is your choice to smoke or not.

Double sided reflection:
• No one is going to tell you to stop smoking, and you know it's unhealthy.

Amplified reflection:
• You plan to smoke for the rest of your life.

Reflecting and asking:
• You're not ready to stop. Do you imagine smoking when you are much older?

CHANGE TALK

Getting to Change
The following information is based on:

W. Miller and S. Rollnick, 2002. Motivational Interviewing: Preparing People for Change
Rollnick, S., Miller, W. R., & Butler, C. C. (2008). Motivational Interviewing in Health Care: Helping Patients Change Behavior.
Both of these books are excellent references for using MI in your practice.
Types of change talk: DARN-CAT

Desire: Statements patients make about a preference for change
• I would like to…
• I wish I…
• I really want to….

Ability: Statements patients make about self-capability
• I think I could walk 2 times a week
• I can skip that candy bar at bedtime
• I am able to walk from the back of the parking lot

Reasons: Statements patients make that are specific arguments for change
• I know I would feel better if I lost 50 pounds
• I would have more energy if I started exercising
• I would worry less about my eyes if I went for regular check-ups

Need: Statements patients make about feeling an obligation to change
• I should walk at least 3 times a week
• I should do this for my grandchildren
• I have to lose weight if I am going to be able to walk up stairs

Commitment: Statements patients make about the action(s) they will take to change
• Intention or low-level commitment statements:
o I hope to…
o I plan to…
o I will try to…
• Higher level commitment statements:
o I will walk two mornings next week
o I am going to make a list of pros and cons for exercising
o I will make an appointment with my eye doctor for next month

Activating: Statements that indicate movement toward action, but not yet quite committed
• I’m willing to…
• I’m ready to…
• I am prepared to….

Taking steps: Statements that indicate steps have already been taken in the direction of change
• I went to detox last month.
• I’ve cut back on how much I smoke.
• I looked into a gym membership.

For change to occur, patients need to:
• Recognize disadvantages of the status quo
• Recognize advantages of change
• Hold some optimism about change
• Have an intention to change
• Make a commitment to change

Recognize the disadvantages of status quo
a. I never really thought about how…
b. I think I have not taken this seriously enough
c. I can see now that if I don’t take this weight off, I am probably going to die sooner
Ways to evoke change talk about the disadvantages of the status quo:
• What concerns you about your current situation?
• What makes you think you need to do something about your weight?
• What concerns you about not checking your blood glucose regularly?
• What do you think might happen if you don’t change your diet?

Recognize the advantages of change
a. If I weighed less, I could buy regular-sized clothes
b. If I weighed a normal weight, I would have more energy
c. I would probably feel better if I exercised
d. I might enjoy my grandchildren more as they grow up
Ways to evoke change talk about the advantages of change:
• How would life be different for you if…?
• If you could wake up tomorrow and things changed by magic, how would things be better for you?
• What are the main reasons you see for…?
• What would be the benefits of … for you?

You might also explore goals and values with the patient:
• You mentioned how important it is for you to be able to play with your grandchildren and how your current weight interferes with that.
• You said you would really like to be able to hike with your friends on vacation and how your current energy level keeps you from doing that.

Expressing optimism about change
a. I think I could exercise 2 times a week
b. I was able to quit smoking many years ago
c. I usually can do something if I make up my mind I am going to do it
d. I think I can do this with some support from my family
Ways to evoke change talk about expressing optimism:
• What do you think would work if you decided to change?
• How confident are you that you can make this change?
• What kind of support would be helpful in making this change?
• What encourages you to change if you want to do it?

Expressing intention to change
a. I think it is time for me to do this
b. I have got to do something
c. This is not how I want to be the rest of my life
d. I don’t know how I will do this, but I am going to have to do it
Ways to evoke change talk about intention to change:
• I can see you are feeling stuck right now, what is going to have to change?
• How important is it for you to…?
• What do you intend to do?
• What do you think you might be able to do?
• What are you thinking about in monitoring your blood glucose?
• What are you thinking about in changing your eating patterns?
• You mentioned a number of ideas to exercise. Which ones sound like they might work for you?

Other ideas to help patients change include using elaboration with questions such as:
• How much, when, where
• Ask for an example
• Describe what happened last time you…

If patients/clients have little desire to change, you might try asking extreme questions:
• What concerns you the most about…?
• Suppose you do nothing about…, what do you imagine is the worst thing that will happen?
• How much do you know about smoking and what can happen even if you don’t see this happening to you?
• What might be the best results you could imagine if you…?
• If you were completely successful in making changes you want, how would things be different for you?

Look at past experiences:
• Do you remember a time when you weighed a good weight for you? What was it like then?
• What were things like before you stopped exercising?
• What are the differences between the John of 10 years ago and the John of today?
• How has your weight stopped you from doing things you might want to do?

Looking forward to the future:
• If you make a change in your diet, what do you hope to be different?
• How would you like things to be 10 years from now?
• It seems like you are anxious about how things are with you now. How would you like things to be different?
• Suppose you don’t make any changes and just continue as you are now. What do you think your life will be like 5 years from now?
• Given how you feel now, if you don’t make any changes, how do you think you will feel a year from now?

Reinforcing change talk:
• It sounds like a good idea.
• It sounds like that could work.
• You make a good point.
• I can see you gave this a lot of thought.
• It’s important for you to…

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PROMPT:
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I am developing an AI lifestyle medicine coach for my mobile app. The target users are individuals seeking lifestyle improvements, preventative health, and wellness solutions, as well as those looking to consult a health and wellness coach.
 
The AI coach must behave similarly to a human health professional who has educated themselves in lifestyle medicine, following the guidelines, principles, and knowledge from books, publications, and resources. This AI coach should have extended knowledge and act according to the evidence-based approach of lifestyle medicine, which is why I am preparing a dataset from these resources.
 
Since I am not a technical person or developer, I will need your guidance to ensure the data preparation and AI training process goes smoothly, especially when creating files like JSON.
 
Here is my data preparation pipeline for training the AI:
1. **Data Preparation Format**: I clean the text from books and publications, divide it into parts (such as chapters or sections), and format it for AI training.
2. **AI Text Conversion**: I provide you with the cleaned text in parts, and I need you to convert it into a format suitable for AI training.
3. **Sample Prompts and Guiding Questions**: After all the data is prepared for the chapter, I will ask you to generate more sample prompts for AI training and create more simplified guiding questions.
4. **Final Step**: After all the data is prepared and extended, I will need your help to create JSON files for each part of the chapters to feed into the AI system, ensuring no critical information is lost.
 
Here is the data preparation format I use:
 
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**Data Preparation Format:**
- **Title:** (Title of the book or publication)
- **Chapter #:** (Name of chapter; if this is an article or publication without chapters, remove this)
- **Part:** (Name of the part)
- **Summary:** A short paragraph summary of the part
- **Summary of the Content:** Main theme and key concepts
- **Main Theme:** Explanation of the main theme of the part in sentence format
- **Key Concepts:**
   - A bullet point breakdown of the key concepts of the part
- **Key Concepts Breakdown:**
   - **Concept #:** Title
   - **Definition**
   - **Example**
- **Key Learning Objectives:** (In bullet points)
- **Sample Prompts for AI Training:** Scenario-based questions and expected AI responses
- **Simplified Guiding Questions for AI:** (In bullet points)
 
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Here’s an **example** of data preparation from another book (for format reference only, not content):
 
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**Book Title:** LIFESTYLE MEDICINE HANDBOOK: An Introduction to the Power of Healthy Habits  
**Chapter 1:** Understanding Lifestyle Medicine  
**Part:** Introduction to Lifestyle Medicine  
 
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**Summary:**  
This part introduces the field of lifestyle medicine, its relevance in today's healthcare, and its potential to positively impact individual and societal health. It lays the foundation for understanding how lifestyle changes, backed by evidence-based medicine, can prevent and even reverse chronic diseases, and outlines the role of healthcare professionals in this growing field.
 
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**Summary of the Content:**  
**Main Theme:** The foundational concepts of lifestyle medicine, its evidence-based nature, and its importance in addressing the modern health crisis.  
**Key Concepts:**  
- **Introduction to Lifestyle Medicine:** Defining lifestyle medicine and its role in healthcare.  
- **Evidence-Based Medicine:** The role of scientific evidence in guiding lifestyle interventions for chronic disease prevention and treatment.  
- **Healthcare System Needs:** The healthcare system's shift from treating disease to preventing it through lifestyle changes.
 
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**Key Concepts Breakdown:**  
 
- **Concept 1: Introduction to Lifestyle Medicine**  
  - **Definition:** Lifestyle medicine refers to the use of therapeutic approaches, such as a plant-based diet, regular exercise, adequate sleep, stress management, and avoiding risky substance use, to prevent, treat, and reverse lifestyle-related chronic diseases.  
  - **Example:** Lifestyle medicine interventions are used to treat chronic conditions like heart disease, diabetes, and obesity by addressing the root causes of these diseases.
 
- **Concept 2: Evidence-Based Medicine**  
  - **Definition:** Lifestyle medicine relies on scientific studies and data to provide treatments that are proven to work. It focuses on evidence-based therapeutic approaches to prevent and treat diseases.  
  - **Example:** Clinical trials have shown that lifestyle interventions, such as diet and exercise, can be more effective than medications in preventing diseases like type 2 diabetes.
 
- **Concept 3: Healthcare System Needs**  
  - **Definition:** The current healthcare system is reactive and focused on disease treatment, leading to high costs and a growing burden of chronic diseases. Lifestyle medicine shifts the focus to prevention and long-term health improvements through lifestyle changes.  
  - **Example:** Preventing diseases like heart disease and diabetes through lifestyle medicine can reduce the overall burden on the healthcare system, improving patient outcomes and lowering costs.
 
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**Key Learning Objectives:**  
- Understand the definition and role of lifestyle medicine in today's healthcare.  
- Recognize the importance of evidence-based medicine in guiding lifestyle interventions.  
- Identify how lifestyle medicine addresses the healthcare system’s need to prevent chronic diseases rather than just treating them.
 
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**Sample Prompts for AI Training:**  
 
- **Scenario-based Question 1:**  
  "What is lifestyle medicine, and how does it differ from traditional approaches to healthcare?"  
  **Expected AI Response:**  
  "Lifestyle medicine focuses on preventing, treating, and reversing chronic diseases through lifestyle changes, such as diet, exercise, and stress management. Unlike traditional approaches, which focus on treating diseases with medication, lifestyle medicine addresses the root causes of diseases."
 
- **Scenario-based Question 2:**  
  "Why is evidence-based medicine important in the field of lifestyle medicine?"  
  **Expected AI Response:**  
  "Evidence-based medicine ensures that lifestyle interventions, like diet and exercise, are supported by scientific studies and proven to be effective. This approach helps healthcare professionals provide reliable and effective treatments for preventing and managing chronic diseases."
 
- **Scenario-based Question 3:**  
  "How can lifestyle medicine address the needs of the current healthcare system?"  
  **Expected AI Response:**  
  "Lifestyle medicine helps shift the focus of healthcare from treating diseases to preventing them. By encouraging healthy behaviors, such as regular exercise and a nutritious diet, lifestyle medicine reduces the burden of chronic diseases, which lowers healthcare costs and improves patient outcomes."
 
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**Scenario-Based Learning for Part 1:**  
 
### **Scenario 1: Explaining Lifestyle Medicine to a New Patient**  
**Context:**  
You are a physician seeing a new patient who has never heard of lifestyle medicine. The patient is curious about how it differs from regular medical care and how it can help them.  
 
**Scenario:**  
The patient says:  
"I’ve heard of medications and surgeries, but what is lifestyle medicine? How is it different from what most doctors do?"  
 
**Decision Points:**  
1. How do you define lifestyle medicine for this patient?  
   - **Option A:** "Lifestyle medicine focuses on using healthy habits, like diet and exercise, as the main treatment for many chronic diseases."  
   - **Option B:** "Lifestyle medicine is about managing your health without ever needing medications or other treatments."
 
   **Feedback:**  
   - **Option A:** Correct! Lifestyle medicine uses evidence-based lifestyle changes, such as diet, exercise, stress management, and sleep, as primary interventions to prevent, treat, and sometimes reverse chronic diseases.  
   - **Option B:** Incorrect. While lifestyle medicine emphasizes lifestyle changes, it does not exclude medications or other treatments when necessary.
 
2. The patient asks, "Is lifestyle medicine only for people who are sick?"  
   - **Option A:** "No, lifestyle medicine is for everyone. It helps people both prevent disease and manage their health."  
   - **Option B:** "Yes, it's mainly for people who already have chronic diseases."
 
   **Feedback:**  
   - **Option A:** Correct! Lifestyle medicine is preventive as well as therapeutic. It can be used to help people stay healthy, as well as to treat those who already have conditions like diabetes or heart disease.  
   - **Option B:** Incorrect. Lifestyle medicine is beneficial for both preventing diseases and improving the health of those who are already managing chronic conditions.
 
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### **Scenario 2: Lifestyle Medicine’s Role in Preventing Chronic Diseases**  
**Context:**  
You are hosting a community health workshop, and a participant is asking about how lifestyle medicine can prevent chronic diseases.  
 
**Scenario:**  
The participant says:  
"I understand that medications help treat diseases, but how can lifestyle medicine actually prevent them?"  
 
**Decision Points:**  
1. How do you explain the preventive role of lifestyle medicine?  
   - **Option A:** "Lifestyle medicine helps prevent diseases by focusing on improving daily habits, such as eating a plant-based diet, exercising, managing stress, and sleeping well."  
   - **Option B:** "Lifestyle medicine only helps prevent diseases if you start it at a very young age."
 
   **Feedback:**  
   - **Option A:** Correct! Lifestyle medicine addresses the root causes of chronic diseases by promoting healthy lifestyle habits like proper nutrition, physical activity, and stress management, regardless of age.  
   - **Option B:** Incorrect. While starting healthy habits early is beneficial, lifestyle medicine can be implemented at any age to prevent and manage diseases.
 
2. The participant asks, "Can lifestyle medicine be as effective as medications for preventing diseases like heart disease or diabetes?"  
   - **Option A:** "Yes, in many cases, lifestyle medicine can be more effective than medications in preventing and even reversing chronic diseases."  
   - **Option B:** "No, lifestyle medicine is more of a supplement to medications."
 
   **Feedback:**  
   - **Option A:** Correct! Evidence has shown that lifestyle medicine can be highly effective, and in some cases, more effective than medications, particularly in preventing and managing conditions like heart disease, diabetes, and obesity.  
   - **Option B:** Incorrect. While lifestyle medicine can be used alongside medications, it is often a first-line treatment that can reduce or even eliminate the need for medications in some cases.
 
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### **Scenario 3: The Core Components of Lifestyle Medicine**  
**Context:**  
During a medical consultation, a patient asks about the specific lifestyle changes involved in lifestyle medicine.  
 
**Scenario:**  
The patient says:  
"I’m interested in making changes to improve my health. What are the main lifestyle areas I should focus on?"  
 
**Decision Points:**  
1. How do you explain the core components of lifestyle medicine?  
   - **Option A:** "You should focus on eating well, staying active, managing stress, sleeping well, and avoiding harmful substances like tobacco."  
   - **Option B:** "It’s all about exercise and getting enough sleep."
 
   **Feedback:**  
   - **Option A:** Correct! Lifestyle medicine focuses on six key areas: nutrition, physical activity, stress management, sleep, social connections, and avoidance of risky substances like tobacco and alcohol.  
   - **Option B:** Incorrect. While exercise and sleep are important, lifestyle medicine is a comprehensive approach that includes several other key areas, such as nutrition and stress management.
 
2. The patient asks, "Does this mean I have to make all these changes at once?"  
   - **Option A:** "You can make gradual changes over time, focusing on one area at a time."  
   - **Option B:** "Yes, you need to make all these changes right away for it to work."
 
   **Feedback:**  
   - **Option A:** Correct! It’s important to encourage gradual, sustainable changes. Patients can start with one area, such as nutrition or exercise, and slowly incorporate other elements of lifestyle medicine.  
   - **Option B:** Incorrect. Making all changes at once can be overwhelming. The goal is to build sustainable habits over time.
 
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**Simplified Guiding Questions for AI:**  
- What is lifestyle medicine?  
- Why is scientific evidence important in lifestyle medicine?  
- How can lifestyle medicine improve healthcare and reduce costs?