Guidelines Recommending That Clinicians Advise Patients on Lifestyle Changes: A Popular but Questionable Approach to Improve Public Health

Minna Johansson; Amanda Niklasson; Loai Albarqouni; Karsten Juhl Jørgensen; Gordon Guyatt; Victor M Montori

doi:10.7326/ANNALS-24-00283

Guidelines Recommending That Clinicians Advise Patients on Lifestyle Changes: A Popular but Questionable Approach to Improve Public Health

Minna Johansson, Amanda Niklasson, Loai Albarqouni, Karsten Juhl Jørgensen, Gordon Guyatt, Victor M Montori

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Abstract

Guidelines often recommend that clinicians advise patients on behavior change. In this commentary, the authors caution and describe ways that guideline panels may overestimate the evidence that such interventions will improve outcomes and note potential harms. The commentary also provides questions for guideline panels when they are considering recommendations on lifestyle interventions.

Original language	English
Journal	Annals of Internal Medicine
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7326/ANNALS-24-00283
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 10 Sept 2024

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