These are some of the things that people say help them to make positive changes to their life. These are called Facilitators. Think of how some of these may apply to you and how much they apply.
Facilitators
| Applies to Me (yes or no?) | HOW much? | |||
| A little | Some | A lot | ||
| I am a motivated person | ||||
| My family is very supportive | ||||
| I have friends who are supportive | ||||
| My healthcare professional team is very supportive | ||||
| I try to do what I can to be healthy | ||||
| I have activities that I enjoy | ||||
| I have someone I can talk to about my health problems | ||||
What else would apply to you?
These are some of the things that people say prevent them from improving aspects of their quality of life. These are called Barriers. Think of how some of these barriers apply to you and how much they apply.
Barriers
| Applies to Me (yes or no?) | HOW much of a problem? | |||
| A little | Some | A lot | ||
| I have no time | ||||
| I have too many other responsibilities | ||||
| I am too tired | ||||
| My healthcare professional team is very supportive | ||||
| I don’t know how to improve my quality of life | ||||
| I don’t think anything I do on my own will help | ||||
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I don’t feel that I have support for making an effort to change aspects of my quality of life from:
– My family and friends,
– My doctor, or
– the community
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| I worry all the time about my new organ | ||||
What else would apply to you?
Print out the tables below to help you with this process.