The Effects of Health Coaching for Frequent Attenders

NCT ID: NCT04134858

Last Updated: 2019-10-22

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

110 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-10-01

Study Completion Date

2016-12-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the study was to describe and evaluate the effectiveness of health coaching on health-related quality of life, adherence to health regimens, clinical health outcomes and lifestyle factors among frequent attenders in primary healthcare.

Detailed Description

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The quasi-experimental research method evaluated the effectiveness of health coaching among frequent attenders in primary healthcare. The experimental group received the health coaching and the control group received the usual care. The data were collected with pre- and posttest 12-month follow-up via a questionnaire of FINRISKI2012, RAND-36 and ACDI and clinical health outcomes measured by health-coaching nurses. The data were analyzed by statistical methods.

Conditions

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Health Behavior

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

The experimental and control group
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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The health coaching group

The experimental group (n = 52) consisted of frequent attenders who had chosen the health-coaching program. The intervention was based on the customized nurse-led health-coaching program. The program consisted of an individual health-coaching nurse, health-coaching sessions and a written action plan according to each participant´s individual needs.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

The nurse-led health coaching program

Intervention Type OTHER

The intervention was based on the customized nurse-led health-coaching program. The program consisted of an individual health-coaching nurse, health-coaching sessions and a written action plan according to each participant´s individual needs.

The control group

The control group consisted of 58 frequent attenders. They, along with the experimental group, received the usual care regarding their health problems from the physicians and nurses at the primary healthcare centres if they needed it. The usual care for frequent attenders included assessment for the need of treatment, physical examination, problem assessment, laboratory and X-ray tests, medical advice and patient support and education during their visits.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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The nurse-led health coaching program

The intervention was based on the customized nurse-led health-coaching program. The program consisted of an individual health-coaching nurse, health-coaching sessions and a written action plan according to each participant´s individual needs.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients who had face-to-face visits to the physicians in the local primary healthcare centre at least seven times during a 12-month period
* Aged 18 years or older
* Able to read and understand Finnish

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients´ visits due to pregnancy or delivery
* Patients´ visits due to serial treatment for the same disease
* An inability to give informed consent
* Involving in another study intervention at the same time
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Oulu

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Maria Kääriäinen, Professor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

University of Oulu

Other Identifiers

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Uoulu2014

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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