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Does health coaching improve health‐related quality of life and reduce hospital admissions in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease? A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Author(s) -
Long Hannah,
Howells Kelly,
Peters Sarah,
Blakemore Amy
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
british journal of health psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.05
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 2044-8287
pISSN - 1359-107X
DOI - 10.1111/bjhp.12366
Subject(s) - medicine , meta analysis , cinahl , motivational interviewing , randomized controlled trial , health coaching , medline , physical therapy , odds ratio , psycinfo , psychological intervention , copd , quality of life (healthcare) , coaching , psychiatry , nursing , psychology , political science , law , psychotherapist
Purpose To systematically review the evidence for health coaching as an intervention to improve health‐related quality of life ( HRQ oL) and reduce hospital admissions in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ( COPD ). Methods We systematically searched MEDLINE , EMBASE , Psyc INFO , and CINAHL from database inception to August 2018 to identify all randomized controlled trials ( RCT s) of health coaching for people with COPD . Eligible health coaching interventions had to include three components: goal setting, motivational interviewing, and COPD ‐related health education. Data were extracted on study characteristics and the effects of the intervention on HRQ oL, hospital admissions, physical activity, self‐care behaviour, and mood. Study quality was appraised by two authors using the Cochrane tool for assessing the risk of bias in RCT s. Effect sizes (standardized mean differences [ SMD ] or odds ratios [ OR ]) with 95% confidence intervals ( CI s) were calculated and pooled using random effects meta‐analyses. Results Of 1578 articles, 10 RCT s were included. Meta‐analysis showed that health coaching has a significant positive effect on HRQ oL ( SMD = −0.69, 95% CI : −1.28, −0.09, p = .02, from k = 4) and leads to a significant reduction in COPD ‐related hospital admissions ( OR = 0.46, 95% CI : 0.31, 0.69, p = .0001, from k = 5), but not in all‐cause hospital admissions ( OR = 0.70, 95% CI : 0.41–1.12, p = .20, from k = 3). Three of four studies reported significant improvements to self‐care behaviours such as medication adherence and exercise compliance. Conclusions This is the first systematic review to show that health coaching may be a candidate intervention to improve HRQ oL and reduce costly hospital admissions in people with COPD .Statement of contribution What is already known on this subject?COPD is a leading cause of death worldwide and considerably reduces HRQ oL. In turn, HRQ oL is associated with a range of adverse health outcomes in COPD . Health coaching is a self‐management intervention for people with long‐term conditions such as COPD . Studies have examined whether health coaching improves HRQOL and other health outcomes in people with COPD , but no systematic review has been conducted.What does this study add?The first systematic review and meta‐analysis of RCT s of health coaching for people with COPD . Health coaching may be a candidate intervention for improving HRQ oL and reducing COPD ‐related hospital admissions in people with COPD . The need to establish the most effective health coaching components, delivery modality, and economic impact.