Randomized Controlled Trial of Health Coaching for Vulnerable Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

David H ThomRachel Willard-GraceStephanie TsaoDanielle HesslerBeatrice HuangDenise DeVoreChris ChirinosJessica WolfDorAnne DoneskyChris M Garvey George Su

Published in: Annals of the American Thoracic Society (2019)

These results help inform expectations regarding the limitations and benefits of health coaching for patients with COPD. They may be useful to health policy experts in assessing the potential value of reimbursement and incentives for health coaching-type activities for patients with chronic disease. Clinical trial registered with www.clinicaltrials.gov (NCT02234284).

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