Trial reportScandinavian journal of primary health care2022
The effect of a single visit to a health coach on perceived health in 50-year old residents in a high-income country - a randomised controlled trial.
Trial report in Scandinavian journal of primary health care, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Workplace health coaching for chronic disease management in a maritime industry workforce: a mixed-methods evaluation.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Cardiovascular risk assessment with SCORE2 and targeted health dialogues in primary care patients with mental illness.PloS one · 2026Article
- HEAD-MIP-(HEAlth Dialogues for patients with Mental Illness in Primary care)-a feasibility study.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the one-year-effect of a single visit to a health coach on perceived health and exercise level in 50-year-old citizens.
designOne factor design randomised controlled trial.
settingParticipants were randomly selected from the Swedish Population Register. SUBJECTS: 50-year-old residents of the town of Alingsås, Sweden (
interventionThe intervention group (
main outcome measuresChange over 12 months in the SF-36 dimensions physical functioning, role-physical, bodily pain, general health, vitality, social functioning, role-emotional, mental health, physical component summary and mental component summary. Reported health transition at follow-up. Change in exercise level.
resultsThe control group changed their perceived health more favourable than the intervention group in the following dimensions of the SF-36; general health (
conclusionA single visit to a health coach does not improve perceived health or exercise-level in 50-year-old citizens. On the contrary it may make perceived health worse.Key pointsResearch on health coaching has emerged in the last 20 years, but is diverse and the characteristics of a successful health coaching intervention are still unknown.There is a lack of randomised controlled trials evaluating long-term effectiveness of health coaching.This randomised controlled trial concludes that a single visit to a health coach does not improve, but rather impairs, perceived health in 50-year olds.
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