1. Health Coaching in the Inpatient Setting: A Feasibility Study
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Buffington, Brenda, Steinberg, Beth, Hughes, Gina M., Bergstrom, Lauren, McGinty, Logan, Kale, Sachin S., and Chipps, Esther
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Chronic diseases -- Care and treatment ,Self-care, Health -- Study and teaching ,Hospital patients -- Care and treatment ,Patient education -- Methods ,Health counseling -- Methods ,Health - Abstract
Use of a health and wellness coach may facilitate patient self-management. Findings of this study suggest introducing a health coach in the inpatient setting may ease patient change from the dependence of hospitalization to independence and self-management. Keywords health coaching, health and wellness coaching, health promotion, chronic illness, heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, education of patients and families, care coordination and transition management, Chronic illness accounts for seven of 10 deaths in the United States, or 1.7 million deaths annually (Raghupathi & Raghupathi, 2018). Over 60% of Americans have a chronic illness, and [...]
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- 2023