Eight-year post-trial follow-up of morbidity and mortality of telephone health coaching.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health coaching is a patient-centred approach to supporting self-management for the chronic conditions. However, long-term evidence of effectiveness of health coaching remains scarce. The object of this study was to evaluate the long-term effect of telephone health coaching (THC) on mortality and morbidity among people with type 2 diabetes (T2D), coronary artery disease (CAD) and congestive heart failure (CHF)..

Methods

1535 T2D, CAD and CHF patients with unmet treatment targets were randomly allocated into an intervention group (n = 1034) and control group (n = 501). Intervention group received monthly individual strength-based, autonomy supportive THC sessions (average 30 min) for behavior change with a specially trained nurse for 12 months additional to usual h

SUBMITTER: Mustonen E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8594149 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature