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lth couching for healthy lifestyle among young people otrok in mladostnik – okolje | child and adolescent - environment
Rok Drnovšek, Andreja Kvas
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Health Sicences, Zdravstvena pot 5, 1000
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Introduction: Healthy lifestyle risk factors that most commonly include smok-
ing, alcohol consumption, unhealthy eating habits and physical inactivity are
closely associated with increased risk for noncommunicable diseases. Simulta-
neous exposure to multiple lifestyle risk factors furthermore increases the risk
of disease. In our study we analysed usefulness of health coaching approach for
prevention or elimination of multiple lifestyle risk factors among young people.
Methods: A systematic review of PubMed and PubMed Central® databases
was conducted. Studies covering health couching for prevention or elimination
of at least two lifestyle risk factors among healthy individuals under the age of
35 were included.
Results: According to our inclusion criteria we identified 9 original research
articles out of 777 reviewed records. Amongst the included studies, five re-
ported positive results regarding all observed outcomes, one included study
reported partially positive results regarding their observed outcomes, one in-
cluded study reported on consistency of activities maintenance post interven-
tion and two included studies reported poor outcome related contribution of
the approach. We also observed frequent use of diverse informatic communi-
cation technologies.
Discussion and conclusions: Health coaching has a potential to prevent and
eliminate multiple lifestyle risk factors among young people. Implementation
of the approach must be based on cautious design and continuous evaluation
of efficiency.
Keywords: mHealth, eHealth, risk factors prevention, motivational interview
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Rok Drnovšek, Andreja Kvas
University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Health Sicences, Zdravstvena pot 5, 1000
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Introduction: Healthy lifestyle risk factors that most commonly include smok-
ing, alcohol consumption, unhealthy eating habits and physical inactivity are
closely associated with increased risk for noncommunicable diseases. Simulta-
neous exposure to multiple lifestyle risk factors furthermore increases the risk
of disease. In our study we analysed usefulness of health coaching approach for
prevention or elimination of multiple lifestyle risk factors among young people.
Methods: A systematic review of PubMed and PubMed Central® databases
was conducted. Studies covering health couching for prevention or elimination
of at least two lifestyle risk factors among healthy individuals under the age of
35 were included.
Results: According to our inclusion criteria we identified 9 original research
articles out of 777 reviewed records. Amongst the included studies, five re-
ported positive results regarding all observed outcomes, one included study
reported partially positive results regarding their observed outcomes, one in-
cluded study reported on consistency of activities maintenance post interven-
tion and two included studies reported poor outcome related contribution of
the approach. We also observed frequent use of diverse informatic communi-
cation technologies.
Discussion and conclusions: Health coaching has a potential to prevent and
eliminate multiple lifestyle risk factors among young people. Implementation
of the approach must be based on cautious design and continuous evaluation
of efficiency.
Keywords: mHealth, eHealth, risk factors prevention, motivational interview
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