title: Development of an online diabetes prevention lifestyle intervention coaching protocol for use in primary care practice.
abstract: The translation of an evidence-based lifestyle intervention to an online delivery format has the potential to provide an effective treatment option for obesity in primary care practice. Research is needed, however, to standardize e-counseling procedures to promote the training of health coaches and the dissemination to primary care settings. This article describes the development of an online lifestyle intervention coaching protocol adapted from the Diabetes Prevention Program lifestyle intervention curriculum.
  
  
  
  The delivery of patient counseling via the Internet may enable the dissemination of high-quality lifestyle advice to prevent diabetes in patients whose schedules or geographic constraints prohibit their participation in in-person counseling sessions.
authors.affiliation: The University of Pittsburgh Department of Epidemiology, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Dr Simkin-Silverman, Dr Conroy, Dr McTigue)
authors.forename: Laurey R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Simkin-Silverman
authors.affiliation: The University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Dr Conroy, Ms Bhargava, Dr McTigue)|The University of Pittsburgh Department of Epidemiology, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Dr Simkin-Silverman, Dr Conroy, Dr McTigue)
authors.forename: Molly B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Conroy
authors.affiliation: The University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Dr Conroy, Ms Bhargava, Dr McTigue)
authors.forename: Tina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bhargava
authors.affiliation: The University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Dr Conroy, Ms Bhargava, Dr McTigue)|The University of Pittsburgh Department of Epidemiology, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Dr Simkin-Silverman, Dr Conroy, Dr McTigue)
authors.forename: Kathleen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: McTigue
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods*; D003479:Curriculum; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008019:Life Style; D009765:Obesity / Q000517:prevention & control; D010414:Pennsylvania; D011320:Primary Health Care; D016730:Program Development; D012944:Social Support