Patient Perspectives on Lifestyle Medicine Virtual Group Visits.

ABSTRACT: Lifestyle Medicine Virtual Group Visits (LMVGVs) have potential for providing effective lifestyle education and counseling to patients who have or are at risk for chronic disease. The purpose of this study was to assess primary care patients' motivations for participation in and preferences for future engagement with LMVGVs. This was a cross-sectional survey conducted in an academic community-based clinic. A total of 111 patients who signed up for LMVGVs between September 2020 and August 2021 completed the survey between February and April 2022. Patient demographics and LMVGV attendance data were collected from the medical record. The most common reported reasons for signing up for LMVGVs were to focus on lifestyle changes and to lower chronic disease risk. The most common reasons for atte

SUBMITTER: Vigue D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11562221 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature