Development of Medical Personnel's Capabilities to Enhance Health Promotion Services According to the Principles of Lifestyle Medicine

Abstract

This mixed-method research aimed at developing medical personnel's capabilities to enhance health promotion services and studying the process of health promotion services according to the principles of lifestyle medicine. Samples were personnel of Metropolitan Health and Wellness Institution and service recipients of lifestyle medicine clinics. The samples were selected using purposive sampling. Research instruments were a questionnaire and an in-depth interview. Data analyses were performed using descriptive statistics and content analysis.

Results showed that, in phase one, a method for developing the potential of medical personnel in providing health promotion services according to the principles of lifestyle medicine and training content were obtained. The lifestyle medicine approach to health was consisted of six pillars. The results of the training course showed that knowledge scores after the training was significantly higher than before the training (p=0.05). In phase two, the study results of developing a service model for health promotion according to the principles of lifestyle medicine was were organized according to the guidelines for viewing health through lifestyle medicine. In phase three, results of measuring health behavior in lifestyle medicine before and after receiving services have improved in nutrition, physical activities, stress management, restorative sleep, social connection, and avoidance of risky substances. The average score ranged from 29.53 to 39.5. The scores on the assessment of health behavior and lifestyle medicine were significantly higher than before participating in the project at p=0.05 level.