Evaluating the Use of Community Members Trained as Health Coaches to Deliver the HealthyLifetimeTM Program
University of Michigan
Summary
The goal of this randomized controlled study is to learn if, in addition to nurses, community members can be trained as health coaches to deliver the HealthyLifetime (HL) program to people without complex chronic health conditions, an intervention that provides a short-term and effective health coaching intervention delivered through a virtual platform to improve health, resiliency, and independent self-care to participants who are without complex chronic conditions. The main question it aims to answer is: • Can Community Health Coaches achieve the same level of competency and outcome as Nurse Health Coaches in participants without complex chronic conditions?
Description
The investigators will evaluate the use of trained community members \[Health Coach, (HC)\] in delivering the HealthyLifetime program to adults without complex chronic conditions. Our cumulative learnings about effective HL strategies, training, and outcomes assessments set the stage for the proposed use of trained community members as HL Health Coaches under the supervision of the nurse Clinical Services Manager. The Independent Living Index (ILI) measures 'risk' for loss of independence due to functional decline from complex chronic conditions and other factors. The investigators will use th…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 30+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Be at least 30 years of age, with no more than three, uncomplicated chronic conditions and want to learn to take better care of their health. * Independent Living Index (ILI) greater than 35. ILI is derived by averaging the outcome measures scores. * A score of less than 4 on items related to anxiety and depressive symptoms * Have Medicare and/or Medicaid insurance. * Be able to read, speak, and hear English - but may use glasses or hearing aids, if needed; * Tell us their age, date of birth, address, and phone number, and explain their health problems; * Have a computer…
Interventions
- BehavioralHealthyLifetime
HealthyLifetimeTM \[HL\] seeks to intervene early in the aging process when individuals have the best chance for longer-term benefits of changing their health behavior, staving off functional decline, and minimizing the onset or exacerbation of chronic conditions.
Locations (2)
- University of MichiganAnn Arbor, Michigan
- University of MichiganAnn Arbor, Michigan