Hey there, let’s talk about this cool study on Lifestyle Medicine Virtual Group Visits (LMVGVs). So, this study was led by Jacob Mirsky, MD, MA, DipABLM, and Anne Thorndike, MD, MPH. They wanted to find out how patients benefit from participating in these virtual group visits.
To do this, they invited adult primary care patients to join LMVGVs at an academic community health clinic in Revere. The visits were conducted by three primary care physicians on a video conferencing platform and lasted for about 60 minutes. They covered topics like hypertension, pre-diabetes, diabetes, nutrition, stress reduction, and insomnia. Each visit also had a health and wellness coach to support behavior change conversations.
After the visits, they sent out surveys to 261 participants to gather information about their health, lifestyle changes, and overall experience. They found that a total of 111 participants reported positive changes in their behavior and health, such as eating healthier, being more active, losing weight, and reducing stress. Interestingly, those who attended five or more visits reported more positive changes compared to those who attended fewer visits.
The study suggests that virtual group visits focused on lifestyle medicine can be a great way to promote healthy behavior changes in primary care. However, the researchers also mentioned that there are some limitations to the study, and they plan to address them in future studies.
So, it’s exciting to see how virtual group visits can have a positive impact on people’s health, and it’s something worth exploring further. If you want to learn more about this study, you can check out the paper cited in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. And hey, if you’re interested in supporting research at Massachusetts General Hospital, your gift can help fund groundbreaking research aimed at understanding, treating, and preventing human disease.
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