| Literature DB >> 30202363 |
Elizabeth Pegg Frates1,2,3,4, Elizabeth C Morris1,2,3,4, Deepa Sannidhi1,2,3,4, Wayne S Dysinger1,2,3,4.
Abstract
Lifestyle medicine group sessions present a promising approach to clinical care. Based on decades of work in shared medical appointments and group visits for diabetes and other chronic conditions, a lifestyle medicine group session has the potential to provide a fresh and rewarding way of interacting with patients that fuels the practitioner and feeds patients' needs to spend time with the lifestyle medicine practitioner, connect with him or her, connect with others, learn the latest recommendations regarding healthy habits, practice these behaviors, and discuss their obstacles, motivations, and strategies for healthy living. The lifestyle medicine group session discussed in this article is a combination of group coaching, education, and group support.Entities:
Keywords: Group visits; coaching; counseling; group support; lifestyle
Year: 2017 PMID: 30202363 PMCID: PMC6124948 DOI: 10.1177/1559827617698091
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Lifestyle Med ISSN: 1559-8276