SynthesisPatient education and counseling2023
The impact of health and wellness coaching on patient-important outcomes in chronic illness care: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials of Behavioral Interventions for the Management of Overweight and Obesity in Children That Are Delivered or Referred to by Health Providers in Primary Care.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026Pooled it
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- Investigation into the impact of technology-based motivation program applied to children following cancer diagnosis and their families: a randomized controlled study.BMC psychology · 2025Trial
- Individual preferences for the design of a health coaching-based lifestyle promotion program among middle-aged adults in Hong Kong: a discrete choice experiment.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2026Article
- Evaluating a Dual Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Health and Wellness Coaching Intervention for Anxiety and Depression: Single-Arm Pilot Study.JMIR human factors · 2026Article
- Cost-Effectiveness of a Lifestyle and Behavioral Care Model Targeting Cardiometabolic Disease Progression.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Empowering Patients: The Role of Group Health Coaching in Improving Self-Efficacy and Well-Being in Parkinson's Disease.American journal of lifestyle medicine · 2026Article
- Rural General Practitioners' Perceptions of the Barriers and Facilitators of Chronic Disease and Cardiometabolic Risk Factor Care Through Lifestyle Management-A Western Australian Qualitative Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Workplace health coaching for chronic disease management in a maritime industry workforce: a mixed-methods evaluation.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Facilitating GRADE judgements about the inconsistency of effects using a novel visualisation approach.BMJ evidence-based medicine · 2025Article
- Effects of a culture-specific behavior modification program on glycated hemoglobin and blood pressure among adults with diabetes and hypertension: A randomized controlled trial.International journal of nursing sciences · 2025Article
- Health Coaching and Its Impact in the Remote Management of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Scoping Review of the Literature.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Geriatric Vulnerabilities Among Adults With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Cross-Continent Evaluation.JACC. Advances · 2025Article
- Self-Management Programs and the Pursuit of Behavior Change.Respiratory care · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundHealth and Wellness Coaching (HWC) may be beneficial in chronic condition care. We sought to appraise its effectiveness on quality of life (QoL), self-efficacy (SE), depression, and anxiety.
methodsWe searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and Cochrane CENTRAL for randomized trials published January 2005 - March 2023 that compared HWC to standard clinical care or another intervention without coaching. We examined QoL, SE, depression, or anxiety outcomes. Meta-analysis utilizing the random-effects model was used to estimate the pooled standardized mean difference (SMD).
resultsThirty included studies demonstrated that HWC improved QoL within 3 months (SMD 0.62 95 % CI 0.22-1.02, p = 0.002), SE within 1.5 months (SMD 0.38, 95 % CI 0.03-0.73, p = 0.03), and depression at 3, 6, and 12 months (SMD 0.67, 95 % CI 0.13-1.20, p = 0.01), (SMD 0.72, 95 % CI 0.19-1.24, p = 0.006), and (SMD 0.41, 95 % CI 0.09-0.73, p = 0.01) Certainty in the evidence for most outcomes was either very low or low primarily due to the high risk of bias, heterogeneity, and imprecision.
conclusionHWC improves QoL, SE, and depression across chronic illness populations. Future research needs to standardize intervention reporting and outcome collection. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Future HWC studies should standardize intervention components, reporting, and outcome measures, apply relevant chronic illness theories, and aim to follow participants for greater than one year.
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