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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2021 Oct 29;13(11):3878.
doi: 10.3390/nu13113878.

Effectiveness of Health Coaching in Diabetes Control and Lifestyle Improvement: A Randomized-Controlled Trial

Ching-Ling Lin  1   2 , Li-Chi Huang  1 , Yao-Tsung Chang  3 , Ruey-Yu Chen  3 , Shwu-Huey Yang  4   5   6
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Effectiveness of Health Coaching in Diabetes Control and Lifestyle Improvement: A Randomized-Controlled Trial

Ching-Ling Lin et al. Nutrients. .

Abstract

Background: The study aimed to look into the effectiveness of a 6-month health coaching intervention for HbA1c and healthy diet in the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes.

Methods: The study was carried out via a two-armed, randomized controlled trial that included 114 diabetic patients at a medical center in Taiwan. During the 6-month period, the intervention group had health coaching and usual care for 6 months, and the control group had usual care only. The outcome variables were HbA1c level and healthy diet for follow-up measurement in the third and sixth month.

Results: The study discovered a significant decrease in HbA1c and health diet improvement after the 6-month health coaching. Patients in the intervention group decreased their daily intake of whole grains, fruits, meats and protein, and fats and oils while increasing their vegetables intake.

Conclusions: Health coaching may be conducive to the blood sugar control and healthy diet of patients with type 2 diabetes. Further study on health coaching with higher-quality evidence is needed.

Keywords: diabetes; health coaching; healthy diet.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Flow diagram of participants: recruitment, intervention and follow-up.
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Effect of intervention within 9 months on HbA1c. Intervention group: solid line, control group: dashed line.
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