This project will evaluate the success of the PI's lifestyle medicine practice.
The main objective of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the PI's lifestyle medicine practice over time. Sub-objectives are: 1. Understand variables that affect success in application of lifestyle medicine to lead to improved patient outcomes. 2. Develop a model for practice evaluation that can be utilized for board certification of providers and practices that utilize lifestyle medicine. 3. Evaluate the reimbursement success of lifestyle medicine services as a factor of billing codes and insurance providers.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
71
Treatment modalities consist of encouraging a plant based, whole food diet, physical activity, stress management, healthy sleep, control of unhealthy habits.
Ohio University
Athens, Ohio, United States
Weight
change in weight
Time frame: 1 year
Systolic Blood Pressure
change in systolic blood pressure
Time frame: 1 year
Diastolic Blood Pressure
change in diastolic blood pressure
Time frame: 1 year
Glycosylated hemoglobin
change in glycosylated hemoglobin
Time frame: 1 year
Total cholesterol
change in total cholesterol
Time frame: 1 year
low density lipoprotein cholesterol
change in low density lipoprotein cholesterol
Time frame: 1 year
triglycerides
change in triglycerides
Time frame: 1 year
high density lipoprotein cholesterol
change in high density lipoprotein cholesterol
Time frame: 1 year
steps
average number of steps per day
Time frame: 1 year
exercise
average minutes of exercise per day
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Time frame: 1 year
fiber
average grams of fiber consumed on a daily basis
Time frame: 1 year
legumes
average quantity of legumes consumed on a daily basis
Time frame: 1 year
full plate
average percent of plate filled with foods high in fiber and water
Time frame: 1 year