A pilot pragmatic randomized controlled trial of a 12-month Healthy Lifestyles Program: A collaborative care model for chronic conditions addressing behavioural change.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lifestyle or behavioural changes can help to address the burden associated with chronic diseases. However, they take time and use of multiple techniques or strategies tailored to a person's needs. The primary objective of this study was to assess the feasibility of the Healthy Lifestyles Program (HLP), a novel 12-month complex intervention based in cognitive behavioural therapy and theories of behaviour change, delivered in a community-based setting in Hamilton, Canada. The secondary objective of the study was to explore implementation factors of the HLP.

Methods

This pilot pragmatic randomised controlled trial used quantitative and qualitative evaluation methods. Participants were randomly allocated to either intervention group (n = 15) or comparator group (n = 1

SUBMITTER: Singh J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12077671 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature