Drivers for successful long-term lifestyle change, the role of e-health: a qualitative interview study.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:Assisting patients in lifestyle change using collaborative e-health tools can be an efficient treatment for non-communicable diseases like diabetes, cardiovascular disease and chronic obstructive lung disease that are caused or aggravated by unhealthy living in the form of unhealthy diet, physical inactivity or tobacco smoking. In a prospective pilot study, we tested an online collaborative e-health tool in general practice. The aim of this study was to identify drivers of importance for long-term personal lifestyle changes from a patient perspective when using a collaborative e-health tool, including the support of peers and healthcare professionals. SETTING:General practice clinics in the Region of Southern Denmark. PARTICIPANTS:10 overweight patients who had previously succes

SUBMITTER: Brandt CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5857693 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature