Scandinavian journal of primary health care
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Scand J Prim Health Care · Mar 2022
Randomized Controlled TrialThe 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.
To evaluate the one-year-effect of a single visit to a health coach on perceived health and exercise level in 50-year-old citizens. ⋯ A 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.