From: Assessing hospitals' clinical risk management: Development of a monitoring instrument
Stage | Behavioral change | Adapted to measure the development stages at hospital level |
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Precontemplation (Stage 1) | Not intending to take action within the next 6 months | Not yet examined |
Contemplation (Stage 2) | Intending to take action within the next 6 months | Examined, but so far no implementation plan |
Preparation (Stage 3) | Intending to take action in the next 30 days | Implementation planned in the next 12 months |
Action (Stage 4) | Made overt changes less than 6 months ago | Not systematically implemented |
Maintenance (Stage 5) | Made overt changes more than 6 months ago | Systematically implemented/ Deliberate decision against implementation |