Efficacy of Health Coaching and an Electronic Health Management Program: Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

For chronic disease management, self-management strategies are essential to achieve sustained improvement.

Objective

Our study evaluated the efficacy of health coaching and a self-management strategy-based electronic program on self-management strategies for patients with osteoporosis, chronic respiratory disease, or arthritis.

Design

Three-arm randomized controlled trial, pilot study PARTICIPANTS: Fifty-four participants INTERVENTIONS: The first intervention group (n = 53) received a self-management strategy-based electronic program and 12 weeks of health coaching (20 sessions). The second intervention group received the information and communications technology (ICT) program; the control group received usual care and an educational booklet about self-mana

SUBMITTER: Kang E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8390579 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature