Medicine

Health coaching for patients with chronic illness.

Heather D Bennett, E. Coleman, Carla Parry, Thomas Bodenheimer, Ellen H. Chen

2010.9.1Family Practice Management

tlooto Summary

The article describes health coaching, which is an approach to providing patients and families with the skills to help themselves in partnership with their physician.

Abstract

The article describes health coaching, which is an approach to providing patients and families with the skills to help themselves in partnership with their physician. The article includes examples of health coaching to demonstrate to primary care physicians how to initiate coaching models in their practices.

Citation format

BENNETT, Heather D, et al. Health coaching for patients with chronic illness. Family Practice Management, 2010, 17 5: 24–9.