Use cases · Primary care
Weight and lifestyle coaching
Lifestyle changes are hard to keep up between visits, and advice given in clinic often fades. Alongside the clinician or dietitian, TESSA helps patients set realistic goals for food, activity and sleep, checks in on progress and setbacks, answers questions in plain language, and, for those on weight-loss medicines, asks about side effects, so the team can see who needs more support.
At a glance
- Does
- Counselling, Patient education
- Setting
- Primary care
- Specialty
- GP / Family medicine / Primary care
- Who
- Patient-facing
Also searched as
weight management · lifestyle coaching · diet and exercise goals
Questions
What does TESSA do in weight and lifestyle coaching?
Lifestyle changes are hard to keep up between visits, and advice given in clinic often fades. Alongside the clinician or dietitian, TESSA helps patients set realistic goals for food, activity and sleep, checks in on progress and setbacks, answers questions in plain language, and, for those on weight-loss medicines, asks about side effects, so the team can see who needs more support. It does this through counselling, patient education.
Does TESSA diagnose the patient?
No, TESSA never gives a patient a diagnosis. It collects and collates the information the patient provides, asks probing questions and performs risk assessment; a clinician reviews the summary and decides, and no diagnosis, summary or management plan reaches the patient until the clinician signs.
What happens if the patient mentions a warning sign?
Warning or worrying signs that require immediate attention or action go straight to the care team without alarming the patient. For time-critical presentations, TESSA supports the clinician only and is not currently intended for patient use.
How is patient information protected?
The patient surface runs on session codes, not names, and each institution's data is kept apart with a full audit trail. Our own Anonesia by TINYHealth is a proprietary software and code that removes PIIs, e.g. names, ID numbers and contact details from text before it reaches an AI model.
How do we start with this use case?
Each new use case is built and validated with clinical teams, on your own pathways and guidance. Book a meeting with us to start.
