Abstract
The Healthy Aging Project (HAP) tested nurse coaching as a method to support healthy behavior change in older adults. The sample included 111 individuals randomized to a nurse coaching group or usual-care control group. Participants in the intervention group chose the health behaviors they wanted to change and received coaching by nurses in a single in-person session followed by telephone calls or email contact for 6 months. Nurses were trained in motivational interviewing (MI). The intervention group had significantly less illness intrusiveness and health distress than the control group at 6 months, although it is not known whether these health outcomes resulted from behavior changes. This clinical demonstration project showed that nurse-delivered MI, primarily using the telephone and email, is a feasible method to discuss behavioral change with older adults. However, future clinical trials will be needed to evaluate the efficacy of nurse-delivered MI on actual behavioral changes in older adults.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 187-197 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Research in Nursing and Health |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jun 2005 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Aged
- Coaching
- Health behavior
- Health promotion
- Nursing
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nursing(all)