Quality of Life Therapy and Coaching (also known as Quality of Life Therapy) is a comprehensive, manualized, theory-based, and, according to Diener (2013) and Seligman (Flourish, Free Press, NY, 2011, p. 292), evidence-based approach to well being, happiness, and positive psychology intervention suitable for both coaching and clinical applications. Clients are taught strategies and skills aimed...

BACKGROUND Although children can benefit from being included in health decisions, little is known about effective interventions to support their involvement. The objective of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of decision coaching guided by the Ottawa Family Decision Guide with children and parents considering insulin delivery options for type 1 diabetes (insulin pump,...

Internet use in healthcare has grown quickly, but nursing has not explored its use in ambulatory settings. We developed an innovative internet-based coaching intervention conducted by nurses, aimed at improving patient communication with clinicians about 3 chronic conditions: pain, depression and impaired mobility. The intervention utilized a secure patient portal to deliver coaching and other ...

Seeking to extend its regular staff development program, Temple University's Reference and Information Services Department implemented in Spring 1989 a semester-long peer coaching program designed to provide staff with support in fine-tuning and maintaining certain reference desk skills. The program combined training in positive reference behaviors, objective observation, and feedback. In addit...

Here we demonstrate our Intelligent Coaching Space, an immersive virtual environment in which users learn a motor action (e.g. a squat) under the supervision of a virtual coach. We detail how we assess the ability of the coachee in executing the motor action, how the intelligent coaching space and its features are realized and how the virtual coach leads the coachee through a coaching session.

The practice of professional coaching has grown dramatically over the past 10 to 15 years, with a proliferation of professionals and articles. During this time, there have been only a few coaching articles that draw upon Gestalt principles for their theoretical base. This article focuses on two foundational Gestalt principles, contact and awareness, to demonstrate that Gestalt theory can offer ...

OBJECTIVE To examine the effectiveness of telephone-based coaching services for the management of patients with chronic diseases. METHODS A rapid scoping review of the published peer reviewed literature, using Medline, Embase, CINAHL, PsychNet and Scopus. We included studies involving people aged 18 years or over with one or more of the following chronic conditions: type 2 diabetes, congestiv...

This position paper introduces the emerging concept of work engagement: a positive, fulfilling, affectivemotivational state of work-related well-being that is characterized by vigour, dedication, and absorption. Although there are different views of work engagement, most scholars agree that engaged employees have high levels of energy and identify strongly with their work. The most often used i...

BACKGROUND Chronic conditions are increasingly more common and negatively impact quality of life, disability, morbidity, and mortality. Health coaching has emerged as a possible intervention to help individuals with chronic conditions adopt health supportive behaviors that improve both quality of life and health outcomes. METHODS/DESIGN We planned a systematic review and meta-analysis of the ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of goal focused telephone coaching by practice nurses in improving glycaemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes in Australia. DESIGN Prospective, cluster randomised controlled trial, with general practices as the unit of randomisation. SETTING General practices in Victoria, Australia. PARTICIPANTS 59 of 69 general practices that agreed to part...