What is Evidence-Based Health Coaching? Skillful conversation and clinical interventions used to actively and safely engage patients in self-management of health conditions and health behavior change, with the goal to improve health, lower health risk and reduce overall costs. What…
The following is a transcript of an interview with J. Nicholas Dionne-Odom, PhD, RN. Dr. Dionne-Odom is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Nursing at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and is board-certified in hospice and palliative care…
As discussed in our most recent blog, change is difficult for people, no matter the reason for the change. We identified several reasons patients resist change, the “Yeah-But Dance” between provider and resistant patient, and the need for a 50/50…
Change is difficult for people, no matter the reason for needing to change. The idea of changing one’s behavior can cause a wide variety of emotions ranging from paralyzing fear to volatile anger. But, when it comes to healthcare, change…