Predictors of Progressing Toward Lifestyle Change Among Participants of an Interprofessional Lifestyle Medicine Program.

Background: Therapeutic lifestyle change can be challenging, and not every attempt is successful.

Purpose: To identify predictors of making progress toward lifestyle change among patients who participate in a lifestyle medicine program.

Methods: This was a single-center, retrospective cohort study of 205 adults who enrolled in a goal-directed, individualized, interprofessional lifestyle medicine program.

Predictors of Patient Engagement With an Interprofessional Lifestyle Medicine Program.

Background: Changes in lifestyle habits can reduce morbidity and mortality, but not everyone who can benefit from lifestyle intervention is ready to do so.

Purpose: To describe characteristics of patients who did and did not engage with a lifestyle medicine program, and to identify predictors of engagement.

Methods: This was a single-center, retrospective cohort study of 276 adult patients who presented for consultation to a goal-directed, individualized, interprofessional lifestyle medicine program.

American College of Lifestyle Medicine Expert Consensus Statement: Lifestyle Medicine for Optimal Outcomes in Primary Care.

Objective: Identify areas of consensus on integrating lifestyle medicine (LM) into primary care to achieve optimal outcomes.

Methods: Experts in both LM and primary care followed an protocol for developing consensus statements. Using an iterative, online process, panel members expressed levels of agreement with statements, resulting in classification as consensus, near consensus, or no consensus.