Adherence
Health and well-being coaching (HWC) serves as an effective adjuvant intervention to GLP-1 receptor agonists by improving medication adherence and promoting sustainable lifestyle changes, thereby mitigating the high rates of weight regain and discontinuation associated with GLP-1 monotherapy.
If you are using a GLP-1 medication like Ozempic or Wegovy, do not rely on it alone. Engage a health coach to help you build sustainable habits around diet and exercise. This support is crucial for sticking with the medication, managing side effects, and ensuring you keep the weight off long-term, especially if you plan to stop the drug eventually.
The logical, but yet to be tested, expectation is that HWC as an adjuvant intervention to GLP-1 prescription will improve medication adherence and encourage sustained weight loss and health benefits in patients with obesity.
Why this rating
The paper is a practice brief/review citing observational data and theoretical expectations; it explicitly states the combined effect is 'yet to be tested' in rigorous trials.
Source
Health and Well-Being Coaching Adjuvant to GLP-1 Induced Weight Loss
Gary A. Sforzo et al. · American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine · 2024
DOI 10.1177/15598276241302273
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