The Impact of Telephonic Health Coaching on Health Outcomes in a High-risk Population:

Global Advances in Health and Medicine

Karen L.Lawson¹ 

关键词: Health coaching;    Patient Activation Measure;    chronic disease;    quality of life;   

DOI  :  10.7453/gahmj.2013.039

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Background:Health coaching is a client-centric process to increase motivation and self-efficacy that supports sustainable lifestyle behavior changes and active management of health conditions. This study describes an intervention offered as a benefit to health plan members and examines health and behavioral outcomes of participants.Methods:High-risk health plan enrollees were invited to participate in a telephonic health coaching intervention addressing the whole person and focusing on motivating health behavior changes. Outcomes of self-reported lifestyle behaviors, perceived health, stress levels, quality of life, readiness to make changes, and patient activation levels were reported at baseline and upon program completion. Retrospectively, these data were extracted from administrative and health coaching records of participants during the first 2 full years of the program.Results:Less than 7% of the 114 615 potential candidates self-selected to actively participate in health coaching, those with the hi...

【 授权许可】

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