Randomized, Open-Label, Four-Arm Pilot Study to Quantify Coaching Success and Increase in General Wellbeing of Healthy Subjects after Coaching Using the TimeWaver Coaching Module

Abstract

Purpose: The TimeWaver Coaching approach is a method developed by TimeWaver, a manufacturer of Information Field devices and software. This approach combines the application of the TimeWaver system with coaching methods to support the client in achieving their personal goals. Even though the TimeWaver Coaching module was successfully used in coaching practices for several years, scientific proof of the effectiveness is still missing. This is why this study was performed. Healthy volunteers who had given informed consent were randomized to one of the application groups, receiving full coaching with or without harmonization of the Information Field, or receiving a shortened coaching session with or without harmonization of the Information Field. We measured: individual goal attainment using the Measure Yourself Medical Outcome Profile (MYMOP) scale; wellbeing using the WHO-5; and mental wellbeing using the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing questionnaire at the beginning and after three weeks. Two factorial analysis of variance confirmed that the harmonization of the Information Field has a positive impact on outcome variables, whereas no differences could be found for different coaching approaches. It was demonstrated that the TimeWaver Coaching module is effective in goal attainment and improving wellbeing in healthy volunteers