This analysis of the relatively new concept of health
coaching failed to indicate evolutionary conceptual
change outside of a slight, recent increase in webbased
contextual applications. However, published
articles on health coaching literature have greatly
increased over the last 5 years. This increasing attention
to and application of the phenomenon may
stimulate conceptual change. Additionally, consistent
with the philosophical approach used for this analysis,
it should be recognized that the concept of health coaching may change over time, as well as with new
uses and in new contexts. Further inquiry and conceptual
development are needed for health coaching
and its related concepts to improve clarity and expand
knowledge in this area of growing interest.