CompletedNot Applicable

The Effects of Health Coaching for Frequent Attenders

110 participantsStarted 2014-10-01

Plain-language summary

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.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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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

What they're measuring

The health-related quality of life

Timeframe: 12 months

Adherence to health regimens

Timeframe: 12 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04134858

SponsorUniversity of Oulu

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2016-02-01

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