Yang Nancy Y, Wroth Shelley, Parham Catherine, Strait Melva, Simmons Leigh Ann
Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, North Carolina.
Glob Adv Health Med. 2013 Jul;2(4):72-7. doi: 10.7453/gahmj.2013.033.
Health coaching is an emerging behavioral intervention to improve outcomes in chronic disease management and prevention; however, no studies have investigated its utility in postpartum women who have gained excess weight during pregnancy. A 32-year-old primigravida woman who was overweight at conception and gained 23 lbs more than Institute of Medicine recommendations for her pre-pregnancy body mass index participated in a 6-month personalized health planning with integrative health coaching (PHPIHC) intervention. The intervention included a baseline health risk assessment review with a healthcare provider and eight biweekly, 30-minute telephonic health coaching sessions. The participant demonstrated improvement in physical activity, energy expenditure, knowledge, and confidence to engage in healthpromoting behaviors. Although the participant did not reach the target weight by completion of the health coaching sessions, follow up 8 months later indicated she achieved the target goal (within 5% of prepregnancy weight). This case report suggests that PHP-IHC can support postpartum women in returning to pre-pregnancy weight after gaining excess gestational weight. Future research and clinical trials are needed to determine the best timing, length, and medium (online, in-person, telephonic) of PHP-IHC for postpartum women.
健康指导是一种新兴的行为干预措施,旨在改善慢性病管理和预防的效果;然而,尚无研究调查其在孕期体重增加过多的产后女性中的效用。一名32岁的初产妇,怀孕时超重,体重比医学研究所针对其孕前体重指数的建议超出23磅,她参加了为期6个月的个性化健康规划与综合健康指导(PHPIHC)干预。该干预包括与医疗保健提供者进行基线健康风险评估审查,以及八次每两周一次、每次30分钟的电话健康指导课程。参与者在身体活动、能量消耗、知识以及参与促进健康行为的信心方面均有改善。尽管在健康指导课程结束时参与者未达到目标体重,但8个月后的随访表明她实现了目标(在孕前体重的5%以内)。本病例报告表明,PHP-IHC可以帮助孕期体重增加过多的产后女性恢复到孕前体重。未来需要进行研究和临床试验,以确定PHP-IHC对产后女性的最佳时机、时长和方式(在线、面对面、电话)。