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Learning Objectives
• Explain the importance of behavior modification for women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
• Summarize existing literature concerning lifestyle modification programs for women with PCOS
• Identify current challenges for researchers and healthcare professionals when implementing a lifestyle modification program in fertility centers
• Discuss best practices to assist women in making lifestyle changes
• Describe the development of a randomized controlled trial using an innovative lifestyle modification intervention among women with PCOS
Health Behavior Change
• Understanding the relationship between human behavior and health remains a topic of interest
• Regardless of the patient population, people’s behavior has been shown to influence health and disease
• A large volume of international healthcare research emphasizes the importance of behavior change to overcome health problems
• Interdisciplinary interventions have been used to address the complexities related to helping people modify their lifestyle to optimize health
Conn, Ruppar, Enriquez, & Cooper, 2016; Martin, Haskard-Zolnierek, & DiMatteo, 2010; Prochaska & Prochaska, 2011
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