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The emergence of “lifestyle medicine” as a structured approach for management of chronic disease
Author(s) -
Egger Garry J,
Binns Andrew F,
Rossner Stephan R
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02317.x
Subject(s) - chronic disease , disease , medicine , intensive care medicine , gerontology , pathology
Chronic diseases with a lifestyle‐based aetiology currently make up a significant proportion of primary care consultations, but management often falls between the demands of public and clinical health. A modified clinical approach, based around the concept of “lifestyle medicine”, helps fill the gap by adding behavioural, motivational and environmental skills to conventional medical practice. When used in a multidisciplinary setting, lifestyle medicine offers potential cost and effectiveness benefits, which are beginning to be realised.