Kirsi Kivelä1, Satu Elo2, Helvi Kyngäs3, Maria Kääriäinen4. 1. Research Unit of Nursing Science and Health Management, University of Oulu Finland University of Oulu, P.O.Box 5000, 90014, Finland. Electronic address: kirsi.kivela@dnainternet.net. 2. Lapland University of Applied Sciences, Kemi, Finland. Electronic address: satu.elo@lapinamk.fi. 3. University of Oulu University Hospital, Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu, Finland. Electronic address: helvi.kyngas@oulu.fi. 4. Research Unit of Nursing Science and Health Management, University of Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland. Electronic address: maria.kaariainen@oulu.fi.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of the nurse-led health coaching on health-related quality of life and clinical health outcomes among frequent attenders in primary healthcare. METHODS: A quasi-experimental study design. A total of 110 patients were enrolled in the study. The experimental group (n = 52) received nurse-led health coaching and the control group (n = 58) received the usual care at primary health care centres in Finland. The data were collected before the intervention and 12 months via a questionnaire of health-related quality of life and clinical health outcomes as measured by health-coaching nurses. RESULTS: This study found frequent attenders have low health-related quality of life. The nurse-led health coaching showed no differences in health-related quality of life between the experimental and control groups. However, the nurse-led health coaching had statistically significant effects on the blood pressure and health-related quality of life among the experimental participants, especially in emotional role limitation and energy. CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that nurse-led health coaching may lead to an improvement in the health-related quality of life and blood pressure among frequent attenders. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: The health-coaching sessions with own health-coaching nurses and action plans support the frequent attenders´ health promotion goals and implementation.
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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of the nurse-led health coaching on health-related quality of life and clinical health outcomes among frequent attenders in primary healthcare. METHODS: A quasi-experimental study design. A total of 110 patients were enrolled in the study. The experimental group (n = 52) received nurse-led health coaching and the control group (n = 58) received the usual care at primary health care centres in Finland. The data were collected before the intervention and 12 months via a questionnaire of health-related quality of life and clinical health outcomes as measured by health-coaching nurses. RESULTS: This study found frequent attenders have low health-related quality of life. The nurse-led health coaching showed no differences in health-related quality of life between the experimental and control groups. However, the nurse-led health coaching had statistically significant effects on the blood pressure and health-related quality of life among the experimental participants, especially in emotional role limitation and energy. CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that nurse-led health coaching may lead to an improvement in the health-related quality of life and blood pressure among frequent attenders. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: The health-coaching sessions with own health-coaching nurses and action plans support the frequent attenders´ health promotion goals and implementation.
Authors: Louise Faurholt Obro; Palle Jörn Sloth Osther; Jette Ammentorp; Gitte Thybo Pihl; Kasper Kvols Heiselberg; Peter Gall Krogh; Charlotte Handberg Journal: JMIR Form Res Date: 2022-09-08