Using the SMART-EST Goals in Lifestyle Medicine Prescription

Nicole D White; Vicki Bautista; Thomas Lenz; Amy Cosimano

doi:10.1177/1559827620905775

Using the SMART-EST Goals in Lifestyle Medicine Prescription

Am J Lifestyle Med. 2020 Feb 17;14(3):271-273. doi: 10.1177/1559827620905775. eCollection 2020 May-Jun.

Authors

Nicole D White¹, Vicki Bautista¹, Thomas Lenz¹, Amy Cosimano¹

Affiliation

¹ Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Health Professions, Omaha, Nebraska.

Abstract

Lifestyle modifications can effectively decrease chronic disease risk but studies show little to no time during patient encounters is spent on lifestyle medicine counseling. The SMART-EST goal framework facilitates both a rich discussion of lifestyle medicine and a comprehensive patient-centered action plan for health behavior change. The tenets of the SMART-EST goal-setting process are discussed.

Keywords: SMART goals; behavior change; goal setting; lifestyle medicine; prescription.

Publication types

Review