Abstract:
Lifestyle coaching has become one of the most effective lifestyle development programs for the
prevention of non-communicable chronic diseases worldwide. This research aims to 1) increase life
skill development and transferability of lifestyle coaches, and 2) change lifestyle behaviors of
diabetes and hypertension in at-risk groups. The author collected data from 80 lifestyle coaches and
160 diabetes and hypertension people from at-risk groups in Kamphaengphet, Thailand. A
salutogenic model was applied in order to reveal influences of optimal socio-cultural conditions on
the creation of behavioral changes among the risk groups. A thematic analysis was adopted for 240
in-depth interviews. Four life skill development lessons were presented to the participants during the
interviews with several training scenarios. The results indicated that the salutogenic concepts of
sense of coherence (SOC) including meaningfulness, comprehensibility and manageability
stimulated optimal social conditions for the life skill development. By focusing on establishing little
moments of success, general resistance resources (GRRs) provided positive social interactions and
opportunities in shared resources to deal with stressors. The lifestyle coaching increased sociocultural spaces for meaningful moments of successful experiences among the risk groups.
Simultaneously, the coaching provided affordable, significant transferability strategies for the
coaches and the risk groups. |
