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Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/76592, first published .
Implementation, Challenges, and Outlook of an Intergenerational, Layperson-led, Health Coaching Program (HealthStart): A Pilot Case Study

Implementation, Challenges, and Outlook of an Intergenerational, Layperson-led, Health Coaching Program (HealthStart): A Pilot Case Study

Implementation, Challenges, and Outlook of an Intergenerational, Layperson-led, Health Coaching Program (HealthStart): A Pilot Case Study

Xiaoting Huang   1, 2 * , MBBS, MMed ;   Ka Shing Yow   1, 3 * , MBBS, MMed ;   Audrey Shu Ting Kwan   1, 4, 5 , BSc, MPH ;   Jin Ye Yeo   1 , BSc ;   Haikel A Lim   1, 6, 7 , MD, MSc ;   Jie Xin Lim   1 , PhD ;   Meng Han Lim   1, 8 , BSocSci ;   Lynn Pei Zhen Teo   1, 4 , BSc ;   Nerice Heng Wen Ngiam   1, 9 ;   Si Qi Lim   1, 5 , M.Ger ;   Kharuna Jaichandra   4 , MA ;   Kai Wen Aaron Tang   3 , MBBS ;   Angeline Jie-Yin Tey   1, 10 , MBBS, MMed ;   Lian Leng Low   4, 11 * , MBBS, MMed ;   Kennedy Yao Yi Ng   1, 4, 7, 12, 13 * , MBBS, MMed

1 TriGen, Singapore, Singapore

2 Department of Geriatric Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore

3 Department of Internal Medicine, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore

4 Division of Population Health and Integrated Care, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore

5 Department of Physiotherapy, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore

6 Department of Psychiatry, National Healthcare Group, Singapore, Singapore

7 Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore, Singapore

8 Primary and Community Care Division, Ministry of Health, Singapore, Singapore

9 Department of Internal Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore

10 Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore

11 Research and Translational Innovation, SingHealth Community Hospitals, Singapore, Singapore

12 Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

13 Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States

*these authors contributed equally

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