Coaching and barriers to weight loss: an integrative review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Coaching is proposed to raise a patient's awareness and responsibility for their health behaviour change by transforming the professional-patient relationship.

Objective

To review the scientific literature on how coaching can assist in weight loss and improve a patient's state of health.

Methodology

An integrative literature search was performed using PubMed, Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences, and Scientific Electronic Library Online. We selected articles that were published in Portuguese, English, and Spanish over the last 10 years. Data analysis was performed using a validated data collection instrument.

Results

Among the 289 articles identified in the search, 276 were excluded because they did not address the leading res

SUBMITTER: Munoz Obino KF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5207339 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature