Loughnane Croía, Burke Jolanta, Byrne Elaine, Iglesias-Cans Marina, Scott Ciara, Collins Mary, Bretherton Roger, O'Donovan Roisin, van Nieuwerburgh Christian, Dunne Pádraic J
Centre for Positive Health Sciences, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland.
Front Psychol. 2025 Jul 18;16:1597867. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1597867. eCollection 2025.
Positive health coaching (PHC) is a novel approach designed to address the growing need for a more holistic perspective on health to combat the rising epidemic of non-communicable diseases (NCD). Extending beyond disease prevention, PHC promotes complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing, aligning with the World Health Organisation (WHO) vision of health as a resource for everyday life. This paper introduces the conceptual analysis for PHC, which emerged from the wider theoretical base of Positive Health Sciences (PHS). PHC is an interdisciplinary field that integrates medical and psychological approaches to promote a dynamic and comprehensive orientation and journey toward positive health. PHC bridges the gap between theory and practice by integrating insights and strategies from lifestyle medicine, positive psychology, health psychology, and coaching psychology. While the first three elements establish the PHS foundation of PHC, the fourth component operationalizes these theories through coaching strategies. This paper aims to guide readers on a journey from understanding the foundational principles of PHS to exploring how PHC operationalizes these concepts to promote overall health and wellbeing.
积极健康指导（PHC）是一种新颖的方法，旨在满足人们对健康采取更全面视角的日益增长的需求，以应对非传染性疾病（NCD）不断上升的流行趋势。积极健康指导超越了疾病预防的范畴，促进身体、心理和社会的全面健康，符合世界卫生组织（WHO）将健康视为日常生活资源的愿景。本文介绍了积极健康指导的概念分析，它源自更广泛的积极健康科学（PHS）理论基础。积极健康指导是一个跨学科领域，整合了医学和心理学方法，以促进朝着积极健康的动态和全面的方向及进程。积极健康指导通过整合生活方式医学、积极心理学、健康心理学和指导心理学的见解和策略，弥合了理论与实践之间的差距。虽然前三个要素奠定了积极健康指导的积极健康科学基础，但第四个要素通过指导策略将这些理论付诸实践。本文旨在引导读者踏上一段旅程，从理解积极健康科学的基本原则，到探索积极健康指导如何将这些概念付诸实践以促进整体健康和幸福。
