Voelker Kirk, Ajithan Chippy, Colbert Jordan, Ipri Mikka, Pullman Lauren, King Tonya S
SMHCS Clinical Research Institute, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, Sarasota, FL, USA (KV).
Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, Sarasota, FL, USA (CA, JC, MI, LP).
Am J Lifestyle Med. 2025 Aug 11:15598276251365154. doi: 10.1177/15598276251365154.
Lifestyle medicine can reduce the risk of developing cardiometabolic disease. Yet, interventions are predominantly designed for rehabilitation, and many struggle with time and location barriers. Virtual health coaching modalities show promise in addressing these barriers. This paper describes the outcomes of a semi-virtual, prevention-focused lifestyle medicine program that ranged from 10-12 weeks. A retrospective, observational study was conducted to examine the impact of this program on participant outcomes. The results included changes in health risk factors (eg, weight, blood pressure, waist circumference) and lifestyle behaviors (eg, nutrition habits, exercise frequency, quality of life). When comparing pre-post data, reductions in the primary health metrics including weight (mean: -8.5 pounds; SD: 7.54, < 0.001), systolic blood pressure (mean: -6.1 mmHg; SD: 11.62, < 0.001), and diastolic blood pressure (mean: -4.7 mmHg; SD: 9.03, < 0.001) were observed. Significant improvements were noted in body mass index, waist and hip circumferences, resting heart rate, and quality of life. Participants adhered to the program and experienced meaningful clinical improvements. The reported outcomes demonstrate the potential benefits of this semi-virtual program, which utilized a health coaching approach, on participant health metrics.
生活方式医学可以降低患心脏代谢疾病的风险。然而，干预措施主要是为康复设计的，许多人在时间和地点障碍方面面临困难。虚拟健康指导模式在解决这些障碍方面显示出了前景。本文描述了一个为期10至12周、以预防为重点的半虚拟生活方式医学项目的成果。进行了一项回顾性观察研究，以检验该项目对参与者成果的影响。结果包括健康风险因素（如体重、血压、腰围）和生活方式行为（如营养习惯、运动频率、生活质量）的变化。在比较前后数据时，观察到主要健康指标有所下降，包括体重（平均：-8.5磅；标准差：7.54，<0.001）、收缩压（平均：-6.1毫米汞柱；标准差：11.62，<0.001）和舒张压（平均：-4.7毫米汞柱；标准差：9.03，<0.001）。体重指数、腰围和臀围、静息心率和生活质量都有显著改善。参与者坚持了该项目，并在临床上取得了有意义的改善。报告的结果证明了这个采用健康指导方法的半虚拟项目对参与者健康指标的潜在益处。
