Effects of a Group-Based Online Lifestyle Medicine Intervention Among Rural Participants: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Laurie S. Abbott, Michael Killian, Brittany Butts, Lucinda J. Graven, College of Nursing, Florida State University, College of Social Work, Florida State University, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

Published online on November 05, 2025

Abstract

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, Ahead of Print.
PurposeChronic diseases contribute to high death and disability rates around the globe. Rural areas of the southern United States have limited resources and disproportionately worse health outcomes, and increased prevalence of modifiable disease risk ...