Assessing the Feasibility of VA Whole Health Coaching for Veterans With Complex Health Concerns

War Related Illness and Injury Study Center50 enrolled

Overview

This study examines the impact of a VA Whole Health coaching program aimed at improving Veteran's health and well-being by increasing healthy lifestyle behaviors in treatment-seeking Veterans receiving care at the DC and CA War Related Illness and Injury Study Centers.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Complex Health Concerns

Interventions

VA Whole Health coachingOTHER

The VA Whole Health coaching intervention will consist of seventeen, 30 to 60-minute telehealth sessions that were dispersed over seven to nine months. Participants will work closely with a health coach to create a plan for making appropriate lifestyle changes.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: •Veterans receiving a clinical evaluation at the War Related Illness and Injury Study Centers in Washington, DC or Palo Alto, California. Exclusion Criteria: * Current active suicidal or homicidal ideation * Current or lifetime history of a psychiatric disorder with primary psychotic features * Current or lifetime bipolar disorder * Acute or unstable psychiatric condition(s) and/or chronic illnesses that would benefit from immediate referral for treatment * Neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, advanced Parkinson's disease, and unstable epilepsy * Pregnancy * Current exposure to trauma, or exposure to trauma in the past 3 months * Current or within the past 30 days substance abuse or dependence (except nicotine) * Excessive alcohol intake defined as an AUDIT score ≥ 4 for men and an AUDIT score ≥ 3 for women.

Locations (1)

Washington, DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Feasibility (recruitment rate)

Calculated as the number of participants who consented into the study divided by the number of participants who were approached for study participation.