Attrition within initial training of the Dutch Navy is high resulting in unnecessary costs and a lack of personnel to adequately fill the ranks. A resilience training was developed based on research into reasons for attrition and promising training interventions. Goal of the training was to foster coping self-efficacy and self determination to persist when confronted with the stressful conditio...

International Coaching Psychology Review ● Vol. 7 No. 2 September 2012 © The British Psychological Society – ISSN: 1750-2764 LTHOUGH COACHING is typically thought of as being a goal-focused activity, the use of goals in coaching is somewhat controversial. Common arguments against the use of goal setting in coaching include the propositions that goal setting is an overly-linear process that cons...

OBJECTIVE To describe a program that integrates self-regulated learning theory with supported education for college students with traumatic brain injury using a dynamic coaching model; to demonstrate the feasibility of developing and implementing such a program; and to identify individualized outcomes. DESIGN Case study comparisons. SETTING University setting. PARTICIPANTS Two severely in...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of a population-based telephonic wellness coaching program on weight loss. METHODS Individual-level segmented regression analysis of interrupted time series data comparing the BMI trajectories in the 12 months before versus the 12 months after initiating coaching among a cohort of Kaiser Permanente Northern California members (n = 954) participating in The Per...

The aim of the study was to study the attitude among male and female athletes of different games and sports towards coaching. For this purpose, one hundred twenty (Males=60, Females= 60)) athletes of different games and sports were selected to serve as subjects for this study. The subjects were in age group of 19 to 26 years. The subjects were selected from amongst the male and female athletes ...

INTRODUCTION Health coaching can improve lifestyle behaviors known to prevent or manage chronic conditions such as diabetes. However, little is known about the patient experience with telephonic coaching programs in real-world care settings. We examined patient satisfaction, patient's perceived success in achieving program goals, and the patient-level correlates of these outcomes in a voluntary...

Physical inactivity is an increasingly serious global health problem, which implies a strong need for effective and engaging interventions. Smartphone technology offers new possibilities to address physical activity promotion. For app-based interventions to have an impact, both the effectiveness and user appreciation of the app are important. In this paper, we explore the user appreciation of t...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether an approach that assesses patient capabilities for self-management and then tailors coaching support based on this assessment would be more effective in improving outcomes than the usual disease management approach. STUDY DESIGN A quasi-experimental pre-post design was used, with an intervention group coached with a tailored approach and a control group coached ...

Technology mediated healthcare services designed to stimulate patients’ self-efficacy are widely regarded as a promising paradigm to reduce the burden on the healthcare system. The promotion of healthy, active living is a topic of growing interest in research and business. Recent advances in wireless sensor technology and the widespread availability of smartphones have made it possible to monit...

We present further results on the educational effectiveness of an intelligent computer tutor that helps students learn effectively from examples by coaching self-explanation – the process of explaining to oneself an example worked-out solution. An earlier analysis of the results from a formative evaluation of the system provided suggestive evidence that it could improve students’ learning. In t...