ArticleBMC primary care2022
Lifestyle counselling - a long-term commitment based on partnership.
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- Expectations on implementation of a health promotion practice using individually targeted lifestyle interventions in primary health care: a qualitative study.BMC primary care · 2023Trial
- Supporting change in a complex reality: a qualitative study of specialist nurses' perceptions of counselling patients at risk of type 2 diabetes.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2026Article
- A qualitative study of midlife women with type 2 diabetes in the UK: Exploring the impact of diabetes on their well-being.PloS one · 2026Article
- Lifestyle Recommendations in the Dutch Clinical Practice Guidelines.Clinical and public health guidelines · 2025Article
- Biopsychosocial Determinants and Comorbid Risks of Obesity Among University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Building Narratives of Effectiveness and Customer Orientation at the Interface of Different Actors in the Lifestyle Guidance Service Process.Journal of patient experience · 2025Article
- Nurse-led lifestyle counseling in Polish primary care: the effect of current health status and perceived barriers.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Dynamics of Lifestyle Counseling for Chronic Diseases Within and Between General Practices and Social Work ServicesJournal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundLifestyle habits are important factors in the development of non-communicable diseases. Different ways of providing counselling in primary care to promote healthier lifestyle habits have been launched and evaluated in recent years. It is important to provide an insight into what makes lifestyle counselling useful for patients and healthcare providers.
objectiveThe overall aim of this study was to explore patients´ and community health nurses´(CHNs) experiences of lifestyle counselling in primary care to support healthier lifestyle habits.
methodsPatients and CHNs were interviewed, face to face. Sixteen patients (eight men, eight women, aged 51-75 years) diagnosed with hypertension or type 2 diabetes mellitus and three CHNs participated. Data material was analysed with qualitative content analysis to explore the participants experiences of lifestyle counselling.
resultsThe theme demonstrates that lifestyle counselling is a long-term commitment based on partnership between patients and CHNs. Five categories describe this partnership: respect and mutual interest, understanding of illness, measurements and goal setting, long-term support, and a structure to support counselling within the primary care unit.
conclusionThe results from this study are consistent with and add to previous understanding of how lifestyle counselling can be performed successfully in the context of primary health care. The results emphasize that lifestyle counselling should encompass a partnership based on mutual respect, recognition of the patient as the expert on his/her current life situation, and the need for both parties to engage in the process of lifestyle change. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: A structured lifestyle program with five counselling sessions within primary care was experienced as helpful for enhanced lifestyle habits and considered to be feasible by both patients and CHNs.
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