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_id: '67541'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: "<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title>\r\n                  <jats:sec>\r\n                    <jats:title>Aim</jats:title>\r\n
    \                   <jats:p>Since unhealthy lifestyle behaviors, risk factors
    for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), and diseases themselves can independently
    influence quality of life, lifestyle intervention programs addressing all of these
    may yield benefits for quality of life. This study aimed to examine the impact
    of the Healthy Lifestyle Community Program (HLCP-2) on quality of life in adults.</jats:p>\r\n
    \                 </jats:sec>\r\n                  <jats:sec>\r\n                    <jats:title>Subject
    and methods</jats:title>\r\n                    <jats:p>\r\n                      Data
    stem from a 24-month, non-randomized controlled lifestyle program which aimed
    to improve markers of NCD risk. Overall, 187 participants were assigned to either
    the intervention group (IG;\r\n                      <jats:italic>n</jats:italic>\r\n
    \                      = 112) receiving a 10-week intensive lifestyle intervention
    on plant-based diet, physical activity, stress management, and community support,
    followed by a 22-month alumni phase, or a control group (CG;\r\n                      <jats:italic>n</jats:italic>\r\n
    \                      = 75), without intervention. Quality of life was assessed
    by the EQ-5D-3L questionnaire at six measurement time points. Problems in five
    health dimensions (“mobility”, “self-care”, “usual activities”, “pain/discomfort,”
    and “anxiety/depression”), a visual analogue scale on self-rated health (EQ VAS),
    and the German EQ-5D index were addressed.\r\n                    </jats:p>\r\n
    \                 </jats:sec>\r\n                  <jats:sec>\r\n                    <jats:title>Results</jats:title>\r\n
    \                   <jats:p>At baseline, 59.8% of the IG and 59.4% of the CG reported
    problems in ≥ 1 health dimension, with improvement in the IG at all time points.
    Compared to baseline, the EQ VAS increased significantly in the IG compared to
    CG at all time points. The mean EQ-5D index tended to improve in the IG, but changes
    did not differ significantly from changes in the CG.</jats:p>\r\n                  </jats:sec>\r\n
    \                 <jats:sec>\r\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion</jats:title>\r\n
    \                   <jats:p>A lifestyle community program addressing lifestyle
    behaviors provides benefits for participants’ self-rated health status, with the
    greatest effect after the intensive phase.</jats:p>\r\n                  </jats:sec>\r\n
    \                 <jats:sec>\r\n                    <jats:title>Trial registration</jats:title>\r\n
    \                   <jats:p>German Clinical Trials Register DRKS (reference: DRKS00018775;
    12.09.2019; retrospectively registered).</jats:p>\r\n                  </jats:sec>"
author:
- first_name: Ragna-Marie
  full_name: Weber, Ragna-Marie
  last_name: Weber
- first_name: Corinna
  full_name: Anand, Corinna
  last_name: Anand
- first_name: Christian
  full_name: Koeder, Christian
  last_name: Koeder
- first_name: Sarah
  full_name: Husain, Sarah
  last_name: Husain
- first_name: Nora
  full_name: Schoch, Nora
  last_name: Schoch
- first_name: Carmen
  full_name: Kettler, Carmen
  last_name: Kettler
- first_name: Anette
  full_name: Buyken, Anette
  id: '65985'
  last_name: Buyken
- first_name: Heike
  full_name: Englert, Heike
  last_name: Englert
citation:
  ama: 'Weber R-M, Anand C, Koeder C, et al. Healthy lifestyle changes can improve
    quality of life: the Healthy Lifestyle Community Program (cohort 2; HLCP-2). <i>Journal
    of Public Health</i>. 2025;34(9):2009-2023. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-025-02409-0">10.1007/s10389-025-02409-0</a>'
  apa: 'Weber, R.-M., Anand, C., Koeder, C., Husain, S., Schoch, N., Kettler, C.,
    Buyken, A., &#38; Englert, H. (2025). Healthy lifestyle changes can improve quality
    of life: the Healthy Lifestyle Community Program (cohort 2; HLCP-2). <i>Journal
    of Public Health</i>, <i>34</i>(9), 2009–2023. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-025-02409-0">https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-025-02409-0</a>'
  bibtex: '@article{Weber_Anand_Koeder_Husain_Schoch_Kettler_Buyken_Englert_2025,
    title={Healthy lifestyle changes can improve quality of life: the Healthy Lifestyle
    Community Program (cohort 2; HLCP-2)}, volume={34}, DOI={<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-025-02409-0">10.1007/s10389-025-02409-0</a>},
    number={9}, journal={Journal of Public Health}, publisher={Springer Science and
    Business Media LLC}, author={Weber, Ragna-Marie and Anand, Corinna and Koeder,
    Christian and Husain, Sarah and Schoch, Nora and Kettler, Carmen and Buyken, Anette
    and Englert, Heike}, year={2025}, pages={2009–2023} }'
  chicago: 'Weber, Ragna-Marie, Corinna Anand, Christian Koeder, Sarah Husain, Nora
    Schoch, Carmen Kettler, Anette Buyken, and Heike Englert. “Healthy Lifestyle Changes
    Can Improve Quality of Life: The Healthy Lifestyle Community Program (Cohort 2;
    HLCP-2).” <i>Journal of Public Health</i> 34, no. 9 (2025): 2009–23. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-025-02409-0">https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-025-02409-0</a>.'
  ieee: 'R.-M. Weber <i>et al.</i>, “Healthy lifestyle changes can improve quality
    of life: the Healthy Lifestyle Community Program (cohort 2; HLCP-2),” <i>Journal
    of Public Health</i>, vol. 34, no. 9, pp. 2009–2023, 2025, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-025-02409-0">10.1007/s10389-025-02409-0</a>.'
  mla: 'Weber, Ragna-Marie, et al. “Healthy Lifestyle Changes Can Improve Quality
    of Life: The Healthy Lifestyle Community Program (Cohort 2; HLCP-2).” <i>Journal
    of Public Health</i>, vol. 34, no. 9, Springer Science and Business Media LLC,
    2025, pp. 2009–23, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-025-02409-0">10.1007/s10389-025-02409-0</a>.'
  short: R.-M. Weber, C. Anand, C. Koeder, S. Husain, N. Schoch, C. Kettler, A. Buyken,
    H. Englert, Journal of Public Health 34 (2025) 2009–2023.
date_created: 2026-10-15T10:31:37Z
date_updated: 2026-10-15T10:32:16Z
department:
- _id: '22'
doi: 10.1007/s10389-025-02409-0
intvolume: '        34'
issue: '9'
language:
- iso: eng
page: 2009-2023
publication: Journal of Public Health
publication_identifier:
  issn:
  - 2198-1833
  - 1613-2238
publication_status: published
publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
status: public
title: 'Healthy lifestyle changes can improve quality of life: the Healthy Lifestyle
  Community Program (cohort 2; HLCP-2)'
type: journal_article
user_id: '92491'
volume: 34
year: '2025'
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