Supporting Patients in Lifestyle Health Behavior Change by Medical Students at Primary Care Clinics in Zefat Israel

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Medical students from zefad medical school volunteer to assist patients with chronic diseases to make lifestyle changes. Each student will work closely with a family doctor who finds patients who need and want it accompanied by a change he introduced them and guide him on health status, medication and change the desired objectives. In the program students will receive guidance on healthy lifestyle and support a patient to perform health changes in theoretical and practical. Training sessions will be held periodically, close supervision and guidance, counseling and cross-fertilization and updates from the scientific literature.

Detailed Description
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The challenge of the third millennium doorway medicine is dealing with an epidemic of chronic diseases caused by unhealthy lifestyle. Medical students spent many hours in acquiring knowledge in the medical professions but little time invested in studying fields related to medicine lifestyles. On the other side, the family doctors in charge of health promotion in the community find themselves inundated with patients that often can make lifestyle on the one hand but a huge shortage of time for providing advice and support in favor of this issue on the other. The Faculty of Medicine in Safed project exists As you hear where each student is asked to choose a project support and assistance to the community. Medical students who elected to be incorporated into this project with the assistance of patients with chronic diseases to lifestyle changes. Each student will work closely with a family doctor who finds for patients who need and want it accompanied by a change he introduced them and guide him on health status, medication and change the desired objectives. In the program students will receive guidance on healthy lifestyle and support a patient to perform health changes in theoretical and practical. Training sessions will be held periodically, close supervision and guidance, counseling and cross-fertilization and updates from the scientific literature. The student will meet with patients and support them to make a lifestyle change in favor of health

Official Title
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Accompanying and Supporting Patients in Lifestyle Health Behavior Change by Medical Students at Primary Care Clinics in Zefat Israel

Conditions
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Life Style

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Life style counseling


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: aged 20-80 male or female Chronically ill patients who suffers from hypertension, diabetes, obesity, stable heart disease, high blood lipids, etc spotted by a family doctor needed a change in lifestyle to improve his health expressed his desire to participate process consulting and support. Exclusion Criteria: patients aged less than 20 or more than 80 years patients with complex medical problems and unstable heart disease patients who are not interested in supporting.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 20 Years
Maximum Age: 80 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Other: Life style counseling<br>Students will meet chronic patients and will counsel for life style | Behavioral: Life style counseling<br>* Life style counseling for chronic patients by medical students<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| patients report of lifestyle change |  | 2 years | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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health behavior, consultation, undergraduate