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ArticleJMIR medical education2017

A Web-Based Lifestyle Medicine Curriculum: Facilitating Education About Lifestyle Medicine, Behavioral Change, and Health Care Outcomes.

Elizabeth Pegg Frates, Ryan C Xiao, Deepa Sannidhi, Yasamina McBride, Tracie McCargo, Theodore A Stern

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Article in JMIR medical education, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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Elizabeth Pegg Frates *Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Charlestown, MA, United States.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1156-7745
Ryan C XiaoHarvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, MA, United States.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7813-9462
Deepa SannidhiDivision of Family Medicine, Department of Family and Preventative Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4773-8243
Yasamina McBrideHarvard Extension School, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6638-835X
Tracie McCargoHarvard Extension School, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3175-5812
Theodore A SternHarvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, MA, United States.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7866-0752

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLifestyle medicine is the science and application of healthy lifestyles as interventions for the prevention and treatment of disease, and has gained significant momentum as a specialty in recent years. College is a critical time for maintenance and acquisition of healthy habits. Longer-term, more intensive web-based and in-person lifestyle medicine interventions can have a positive effect. Students who are exposed to components of lifestyle medicine in their education have improvements in their health behaviors. A semester-long undergraduate course focused on lifestyle medicine can be a useful intervention to help adopt and sustain healthy habits.

objectiveTo describe a novel, evidence based curriculum for a course teaching the concepts of Lifestyle Medicine based on a web-based course offered at the Harvard Extension School.

methodsThe course was delivered in a web-based format. The Lifestyle Medicine course used evidence based principles to guide students toward a "coach approach" to behavior change, increasing their self-efficacy regarding various lifestyle-related preventive behaviors. Students are made to understand the cultural trends and national guidelines that have shaped lifestyle medicine recommendations relating to behaviors. They are encouraged to engage in behavior change. Course topics include physical activity, nutrition, addiction, sleep, stress, and lifestyle coaching and counseling. The course addressed all of the American College of Preventive Medicine/American College of Lifestyle Medicine competencies save for the competency of office systems and technologies to support lifestyle medicine counseling.

resultsThe course was well-received, earning a ranking of 4.9/5 at the school.

conclusionsA novel, semester-long course on Lifestyle Medicine at the Harvard Extension School is described. Student evaluations suggest the course was well-received. Further research is needed to evaluate whether such a course empowers students to adopt behavior changes.

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adolescentcurriculumeducation, medical, undergraduatehealth behaviorhealth educationhealth knowledge, attitudes, practicehealth promotionhealthy lifestylehumanslife stylemental healthrisk reduction behaviorself efficacyuniversitieswellness programsyoung adult

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PMCPMC5613210

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