Exploring successes, barriers, and enablers in the one-year digital Healthy Weight Coaching.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Healthcare professionals' perspectives are often overlooked in the evaluation of digital weight loss interventions. Thus, we examined how healthcare professionals perceive patient success in a one-year web-based weight management program, the Healthy Weight Coaching, aiming to identify key success factors and common challenges within the coaching process.

Methods

Thematic analysis was conducted on ten semi-structured interviews with healthcare professionals from the Healthy Weight Coaching. Interviewees included individuals of both sexes, with an average age of 41 years, ranging from 10 months to 5 years of coaching experience, and treating 90 to 500 patients.

Results

Three main themes emerged from the analysis: (1) Positive progress during the Healthy We

SUBMITTER: Joki A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11549835 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature