A Rubric to Assess the Design and Intervention Quality of Randomized Controlled Trials in Health and Wellness Coaching.

Sebastian Harenberg Gary A SforzoJoel Edman

Published in: American journal of lifestyle medicine (2022)

A novel research design rubric is presented and successfully applied to assess HWC research related to treatment of obesity and T2D. Most studies reported beneficial clinical findings; however, rubric results revealed moderate scores for study and intervention design. Implications for future HWC research are discussed.

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
public health
healthcare
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
weight loss
mental health
single cell
weight gain
high intensity
risk assessment
body mass index
combination therapy
climate change
high fat diet induced
replacement therapy