The Growing Trend of Health Coaches in Team-Based Primary Care Training A Multicenter Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Team-based care with health coaches has improved the quality and cost effectiveness of chronic disease management and prevention. Clinical health coaches partner with patients to identify health goals, create action plans, overcome barriers to change, reinforce physician recommendations, and coordinate care. It is important to train resident physicians to practice in team-based settings. To date, there have been no studies of resident family physician exposure to health coaches.

Methods

We surveyed 465 residency directors through a larger omnibus survey sent out by CERA; the response rate was 53.7%. Directors were asked about resident exposure to health coaches, the types of patients seen by health coaches, and the training background of the health

SUBMITTER: Gastala NM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6378695 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature