Patient Engagement in Health Coaching and Self-Management Abilities in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Overview

Journal Am J Lifestyle Med

Publisher Sage Publications

Date 2024 Apr 1

PMID 38559791

Authors

Maria V Benzo

Sydney S Kelpin

Brooke Werneburg

Johanna Hoult

Matthew M Clark

Paul Novotny

Roberto Benzo

Affiliations

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Abstract

: Health coaching has the potential to improve self-management abilities (SM) in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Patient engagement with health care providers has a beneficial effect on patient outcomes. We examined the association of patient engagement with the health coach on SM abilities in patients with COPD. : We analyzed the association between the degree of engagement measured by the Working Alliance Inventory (WAI-SR) and the SM measured by the Self-Management-Ability-Scale-30 (SMAS-30) at the end of a COPD health coaching intervention. : The cohort included 146 moderate to severe COPD patients. The WAI-SR total score was 85% of the maximum possible scores indicating a high degree of engagement between the health coach and the patients. The WAI-SR Task and Bond domains were positively associated with SM abilities after adjusting for lung function (FEV1 %) and depression symptoms (PHQ-2). : The degree of engagement between a health coach and patients is associated with the perception of SM abilities in patients with COPD. Our results may inform self-management intervention and clinical practice.

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