title: Motivational improvements for health behavior change from wellness coaching.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify client priorities prior to wellness coaching, and examine motivational improvements for health behaviors on follow-up.
  
  
  METHODS
  Clients completed a wellness questionnaire at baseline (before coaching) and at a 3-month follow-up. Overall, 177 participants (92% female, average age 42.9 (SD 11.2) years) were included in the analysis. Clients indicated priorities for coaching, and levels of importance, confidence, and readiness to change within each domain were compared between baseline and follow-up.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Participants identified weight management as their top priority and successfully reduced their BMI. Participants also demonstrated significant improvements in motivation and confidence in most health behavior domains.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results provide further support for the effectiveness of wellness coaching for weight management and for improving motivational readiness for behavior change.
authors.affiliation: Dan Abraham Healthy Living Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. mettler.emily@mayo.edu.
authors.forename: Emily A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Mettler
authors.forename: Heather R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Preston
authors.forename: Sarah M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Jenkins
authors.forename: Kandace A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Lackore
authors.forename: Brooke L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Werneburg
authors.forename: Brent G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Larson
authors.forename: Karleah L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Bradley
authors.forename: Beth A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Warren
authors.forename: Kerry D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Olsen
authors.forename: Philip T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Hagen
authors.forename: Kristin S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Vickers
authors.forename: Matthew M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015444:Exercise / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult