A Pilot Program Measuring Effectiveness of Health Coaching Interventions

A Pilot Program Measuring Effectiveness of Health Coaching Interventions

Women will participate in a workshop within a group and individual meetings. the workshop will include providing information regarding guidelines for healthy eating, engaging in physical activity, personal training tools to build self-efficacy and to encourage implementing a healthy life style.

Participants are interviewed for eligibility and if appropriate sign consent and undergo measurements of weight, height and blood pressure.

At the first meeting there is a pre-study questionnaires and initial coaching session

Eight group meetings will take place and will include:

up-to-date knowledge on nutrition (by a dietitian), exercise (by a physiotherapist) and coping skills for stress (by a psychologist).

Additionally the meetings will also include coaching tools which the participants will practice during the session. The multidisciplinary team has been trained in coaching tools to evaluate in group settings.

In the last meeting, participants will be asked to fill out post study questionnaires measurements will be taken (weight and blood pressure).

Inclusion Criteria:

• over age 18
• Women who agree to fill out questionnaires
• Women who agree to attend sessions (attending 80% of sessions)
• Women who are fluent in Hebrew

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnancy
• Women with significant untreated psychiatric diagnosis
• Insulin-dependent diabetes
• End-stage renal disease
• Unstable Angina
• Women who are not fluent in Hebrew
• Women currently treated by multidisciplinary staff (eg, heart failure, cardio rehabilitation)
• Women who have been enrolled in other programs of the center at the discretion of the staff will not be included in the study
• Women who do not want to make a healthy lifestyle change
• Failure to reach 75% of sessions during the study.