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Healthy aging demonstration project: Nurse coaching for behavior change in older adults
Author(s) -
Bennett Jill A.,
Perrin Nancy A.,
Hanson Ginger,
Bennett Diane,
Gaynor William,
FlahertyRobb Marna,
Joseph Carol,
Butterworth Susan,
Potempa Kathleen
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
research in nursing and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1098-240X
pISSN - 0160-6891
DOI - 10.1002/nur.20077
Subject(s) - motivational interviewing , coaching , health coaching , medicine , intervention (counseling) , randomized controlled trial , behavior change , distress , health care , nursing , psychology , clinical psychology , surgery , pathology , economic growth , economics , psychotherapist
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. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Res Nurs Health 28: 187–197, 2005