Development of the Health Coaching Quality Index: A Proposed Method for Evaluating Health Coaching Interventions

The HCQI is a new tool for evaluating quality of health coaching interventions that appears to differentiate reasonably well among high, medium and low-quality interventions. We note significant heterogeneity in the quality and consistency of coaching methods employed. Additionally, higher quality HC interventions appeared to be associated with a greater proportion of positive outcomes. Future research should focus on consistency and quality in developing comprehensive HC interventions that align with underlying, evidence-based theoretical concepts. The HCQI may help researchers develop and evaluate such HC interventions.