Health Coaching and Genomics—-Potential Avenues to Elicit Behavior Change in those at Risk for Chronic Disease: Protocol for Personalized Medicine Effectiveness Study in Air Force Primary Care:

Global Advances in Health and Medicine

Allison A.Vorderstrasse¹ 

关键词: Health coaching;    genomics;    chronic disease;    behavior change;    diabetes;    coronary heart disease;   

DOI  :  10.7453/gahmj.2013.035

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Background:Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and coronary heart disease (CHD) are prevalent chronic diseases from which military personnel are not exempt. While many genetic markers for these diseases have been identified, the clinical utility of genetic risk testing for multifactorial diseases such as these has not been established. The need for a behavioral intervention such as health coaching following a risk counseling intervention for T2D or CHD also has not been explored. Here we present the rationale, design, and protocol for evaluating the clinical utility of genetic risk testing and health coaching for active duty US Air Force (AF), retirees, and beneficiaries.Primary Study Objectives:Determine the direct and interactive effects of health coaching and providing genetic risk information when added to standard risk counseling for CHD and T2D on health behaviors and clinical risk markers.Design:Four-group (2 X 2 factorial) randomized controlled trial.Setting:Two AF primary care clinical settings on the west coa...

【 授权许可】

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