February 13th, 2020 
It is important to understand that the skills and tools that are used for counseling and coaching are based on research. For this assignment, you will read the article:
A Qualitative Study of How Health Coaches Support Patients in Making Health-Related Decisions and Behavioral Changes
and in your own words, briefly summarize (at least 1 page double spaced):
What was the purpose of the study?
What were the methods used?
What were the major research findings?
Why are these findings important for health coaches (what are the implications/conclusions)?
Briefly describe the seven themes of patient decision making with health coaches.
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