Health coaches bridge gap for vulnerable lung patients

NCT ID NCT03695276

Summary

This study tested a new way to help low-income patients with COPD or asthma get better care. Researchers wanted to see if pairing a health coach with a lung specialist during consultations would help patients follow treatment plans and improve their quality of life. They compared this new model to usual care for 328 patients over four months.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Castro Mission Health Center

    San Francisco, California, 94131, United States

  • Family Health Center

    San Francisco, California, 94110, United States

  • Maxine Hall Health Center

    San Francisco, California, 94115, United States

  • Mission Neighborhood Health Center

    San Francisco, California, 94110, United States

  • Ocean Park Health Center

    San Francisco, California, 94122, United States

  • Potrero Hill Health Center

    San Francisco, California, 94107, United States

  • Richard H. Fine People's Clinic (General Medicine Clinic)

    San Francisco, California, 94110, United States

  • Silver Avenue Family Health Center

    San Francisco, California, 94134, United States

  • Southeast Health Center

    San Francisco, California, 94124, United States

  • St. Anthony Medical Clinic

    San Francisco, California, 94102, United States

  • Tom Waddell Urban Health Clinic

    San Francisco, California, 94102, United States

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