Wellness Coaching to Improve Lifestyle Behaviors Among Adults With Prediabetes: Patients’ Experience and Perceptions to Participation
| Autor: | Ramona S DeJesus MD, Matthew M Clark PhD, Lila J Finney Rutten PhD, Julie C Hathaway MS, Patrick M Wilson MPH, Sara M Link MS, Jennifer St Sauver PhD |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Patient Experience, Vol 5 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2374-3743 2374-3735 23743735 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/2374373518769118 |
| Popis: | Background: Health and Wellness Coaching has been shown to enhance treatment outcomes in the primary care setting. However, little is known about the experience and perceptions of patients who worked with a wellness coach as an integrated member of their primary health-care team. Objective: This project assessed patients’ experience and obtained their perceptions on barriers and facilitators to participation in a primary care–based wellness coaching program. Method: A survey was mailed to 99 primary care patients with prediabetes who participated in a 12-week wellness coaching program. Results: Sixty-two (63%) completed the survey; responders felt that participation in the wellness coaching program helped move them toward healthier lifestyle behavior and created a personal vision of wellness. Major themes associated with participation were supportive coaching relationship, increased self-accountability, increased goal-setting, and healthy behavior strategies. No significant barrier to participation was reported. Conclusion: Participants reported highly positive experience with the program; how to best integrate health and wellness coaching into the primary care setting needs to be explored. |
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