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Kang and Hwang: Effects of Spouse-Participated Health Coaching for Male Office Workers with Cardiocerebrovascular Risk Factors

Abstract

Purpose

This study aimed to examine the effect of spouses participating in health coaching on stage of the change, health behaviors, and physiological indicators among male office workers with cardiocerebrovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and compare the findings with trainers who provided health coaching only to workers.

Methods

A quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design was used. Convenience sampling was used to recruit participants from a manufacturing research and development company in the city of Gyeonggi province. The health coaching program for the experimental group (n=26) included individual counseling sessions according to workers' stage of change, and provision of customized health information materials on CVD prevention to workers and their spouses for 12 weeks through mobile phone and email.

Results

After 12 weeks of intervention, the total score for health behavior, and scores on the sub-areas of exercise and health checkups significantly improved in the experimental group, but there were no significant differences in the scores of stage of the change and physical indicators. The results of a paired t-test showed a significant decrease in the body mass index, abdominal circumference, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, total cholesterol and triglyceride values, and a significant increase in the high-density lipoprotein cholesterol value in the experimental group after the intervention.

Conclusion

To improve the health of male workers with CVD risk factors in the workplace, sharing health information with their spouses has proven to be more effective than health coaching for only workers. Therefore, it is important to develop strategies to encourage spousal participation when planning workplace health education for changing health-related behaviors.

Figures and Tables

Figure 1

Summary of spouse-participated health coaching in this study.

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Figure 2

Research process of this study.

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Table 1

Baseline Characteristics of Subjects and Dependent Variables (N=52)

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Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group; M=Mean; SD=Standard deviation; CVD=Cardiocerebrovascular disease; HDL=High density lipoprotein; MtS=Metabolic syndrome.

This refers the person currently taking medication. ††Multiple response and it includes hypertension, diabetes, heart disease and stroke.

Table 2

Comparison of Stage of Change and Health Behavior between Two Groups (N=52)

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Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group; M=Mean; SD=Standard deviation.

Table 3

Comparison of Physical and Biochemical Indicators between Two Groups (N=52)

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Exp.=Experimental group; Cont.=Control group; M=Mean; SD=Standard deviation; BMI=Body mass index; HDL=High density lipoprotein; SBP=Systolic blood pressure; DBP=Diastolic blood pressure; MtS=Metabolic syndrome.

Notes

This manuscript is a condensed form of the first author's doctoral dissertation from Hanyang University.

CONFLICTS OF INTEREST The authors declared no conflict of interest.

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