AIM-HI and the AAFP National Research Network recently completed a three-year study that presented fitness as the treatment of choice for prevention and management of many chronic conditions. View the AIM-HI research article "Four Strategies for Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle in Your Practice" (5-page PDF file. About PDFs) published in Family Practice Management.
This project evaluated a practice improvement program to improve family physicians’ delivery of effective patient-centered behavior change interventions for fitness — physical activity, healthy eating and emotional well-being. Family medicine offices that participated in the study:
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AIM-HI Research Study
- Adapted their office environment and practice processes to promote fitness
- Shifted from advice-giving to patient-centered lifestyle counseling
- Integrated AIM-HI resources into office routines.
In the non-control group of the study, staff themselves were asked to make personal changes to improve their own fitness.
Results
Study results will be published in the near future. Data from the study shows patient outcomes from baseline to four months demonstrated a:
- Decrease in BMI
- Improvement in self-reported eating habits
- Improvement in fitness (as measured by a step test)
- Increase in self-reported exercise levels
