Developing effective health coaches: Experience gained in a clinical trial of a health coach intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify the characteristics of an effective health coach and describe how these characteristics can be developed.

Methods

A qualitative descriptive design was used to obtain insights from a convenience, homogenous sample of health coaches, social workers, and research staff members collaborating as members of a team providing a health coaching telehealth intervention for lay caregivers. Individual interviews were analyzed using thematic analysis.

Results

The 11 study participants interviewed were predominately married (75 %), female (92 %) and Caucasian (83 %). Ages ranged from 27 to 66 with an average age of 42 years. The sample was highly educated, with five having attained a terminal degree (PhD or DNP). The participants described three themes of char

SUBMITTER: Clason C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9877172 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature