TY - JOUR
KW - Exercise
KW - Group therapy
KW - Health behavior change
KW - mindfulness
KW - primary care
AU - S. M. Clark-Sienkiewicz
AU - A. Caño
AU - L. L. Zeman
AU - M. A. Lumley
AU - N. Gothe
A1 - 
AB - There is a growing movement to integrate behavioral health specialists into primary care settings in order to better manage patients' health behaviors. Group interventions in healthcare settings can provide services to multiple individuals simultaneously; however, the participants' experiences taking part in these activities and the logistics of integrating them into clinical settings are largely under-studied. This article describes the development and implementation of a novel group intervention for health behavior change, The Kickstart Health Program, which integrates components of cognitive, behavioral, acceptance, and experiential therapies. Participant feasibility, acceptability, experiences, and treatment course were assessed. Acceptability among a small sample of attendees was high, and initial data on behavior change suggest there were benefits to patients who attended the program. Increases in mindfulness practice and decreases in exercise barriers from baseline to 10-week follow-up were detected as were improvements in overall perceived health and well-being. Participants expressed that the program was acceptable and successful at helping them reach their individual health goals; however, enrollment barriers negatively impacted the feasibility of the program in regard to attendance. Modification to the enrollment process such as embedding referrals into the electronic medical record, encouraging spouse or family co-enrollment, and peer coaching may address these barriers. The Kickstart Health Program has the potential to improve health behaviors and paves the way for unique studies of dissemination and implementation of efficacious behavioral health interventions into real-world healthcare settings.
AD - Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA. drclarksienki@gmail.com.; Beaumont Health, Sterling Heights, MI, USA. drclarksienki@gmail.com.; Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, 2000 Cir of Hope Dr, #1950, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA. drclarksienki@gmail.com.; Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.; College of Arts and Sciences, Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA, USA.; Beaumont Health, Sterling Heights, MI, USA.; Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.; Department of Kinesiology & Community Health, University of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA.
BT - Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings
C5 - Healthcare Disparities
CY - United States
DO - 10.1007/s10880-020-09755-z
JF - Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings
LA - eng
M1 - Journal Article
N2 - There is a growing movement to integrate behavioral health specialists into primary care settings in order to better manage patients' health behaviors. Group interventions in healthcare settings can provide services to multiple individuals simultaneously; however, the participants' experiences taking part in these activities and the logistics of integrating them into clinical settings are largely under-studied. This article describes the development and implementation of a novel group intervention for health behavior change, The Kickstart Health Program, which integrates components of cognitive, behavioral, acceptance, and experiential therapies. Participant feasibility, acceptability, experiences, and treatment course were assessed. Acceptability among a small sample of attendees was high, and initial data on behavior change suggest there were benefits to patients who attended the program. Increases in mindfulness practice and decreases in exercise barriers from baseline to 10-week follow-up were detected as were improvements in overall perceived health and well-being. Participants expressed that the program was acceptable and successful at helping them reach their individual health goals; however, enrollment barriers negatively impacted the feasibility of the program in regard to attendance. Modification to the enrollment process such as embedding referrals into the electronic medical record, encouraging spouse or family co-enrollment, and peer coaching may address these barriers. The Kickstart Health Program has the potential to improve health behaviors and paves the way for unique studies of dissemination and implementation of efficacious behavioral health interventions into real-world healthcare settings.
PP - United States
PY - 2021
SN - 1573-3572; 1068-9583
T1 - Development of a Multicomponent Intervention to Initiate Health Behavior Change in Primary Care: The Kickstart Health Program
T2 - Journal of clinical psychology in medical settings
TI - Development of a Multicomponent Intervention to Initiate Health Behavior Change in Primary Care: The Kickstart Health Program
U1 - Healthcare Disparities
U2 - 33398641
U3 - 10.1007/s10880-020-09755-z
VO - 1573-3572; 1068-9583
Y1 - 2021
Y2 - Jan 5
ER -