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A Fully Accredited Facility Promoting Quality Health Care Snapshot of evaluating a chronic disease self-management tool: Evaluating the implementation of health coaching as an early intervention in chronic disease in rural Australia Vivienne Jeffery jeff[email protected]

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A Fully Accredited Facility Promoting Quality Health Care

Snapshot of evaluating a chronic disease self-management tool:

Evaluating the implementation of health coaching as an early

intervention in chronic disease in rural Australia

Vivienne [email protected]

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To be recognised as a leader in rural health and community services

• What tool? Health Coaching• What methods? Support groups, survey

distribution 4-5 months post training, qualitative interviews

• How many? 30 survey respondents 68% return, 10 interviews 23% uptake

• Who was involved? Staff who undertook 2 day HC training in 2010 and belonged to EIiCD program, Rural Health Alliance Network Coordinator, EIiCD Project Officer

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To be recognised as a leader in rural health and community services

• 40% respondents identify immediate implementation of training

• Greatest barriers limiting use HC into practice are time (44%) and ‘how’ to implement (40%)

• 50% respondents report using HC with 50% of their clients

• Qualitative interviews confidence for staff is <7 for 90% respondents

• Most frequently used tool is RIC® at start goal setting and goal setting process

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To be recognised as a leader in rural health and community services

• Consider pre testing of staff knowledge in area of evaluation

• Screening of individuals prior to organisation directed mandatory training to investigate staff motivation to undertake training and/or change work practices

• Key strategy to promote perceived value of the training, clearly articulating benefits to employees

• Organisations to nominate what return on investment justifies costs?

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To be recognised as a leader in rural health and community services

• Contact detailsViv JefferyPO Box 128Numurkah, 363603 5862 [email protected] • Submitted to Australian Journal of Primary Health,

July 28th, 2011