American College of Lifestyle Medicine Expert Consensus Statement: Lifestyle Medicine for Optimal Outcomes in Primary Care.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Identify areas of consensus on integrating lifestyle medicine (LM) into primary care to achieve optimal outcomes.

Methods

Experts in both LM and primary care followed an a priori protocol for developing consensus statements. Using an iterative, online process, panel members expressed levels of agreement with statements, resulting in classification as consensus, near consensus, or no consensus.

Results

The panel identified 124 candidate statements addressing: (1) Integration into Primary Care, (2) Delivery Models, (3) Provider Education, (4) Evidence-base for LM, (5) Vital Signs, (6) Treatment, (7) Resource Referral and Reimbursement, (8) Patient, Family, and Community Involvement; Shared Decision-Making, (9) Social Determinants of Health and Health Eq

SUBMITTER: Grega ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10979727 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature