Title

The Question Cube Re-imagined – A 5-Dimensional Model for Cultivating Coaches’ Capacity for Curious Inquiry in Health Behavior Change

Author Faculty (Discipline)

Nursing

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2023

Early Online Version

5-4-2023

JOURNAL

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

ISSN

1559-8284

Embargo Period

5-7-2025

ANZSRC / FoR Code

4205 Nursing| 5203 Clinical and health psychology

Avondale Research Centre

Lifestyle Medicine and Health Research Centre

Reportable Items (HERDC/ERA)

C1

Abstract

In a lifestyle medicine context, masterful health coaching requires the development of skills in inquiry. While open inquiry is emphasised, there is a broad range of inquiry types which can elicit narrative responses from a patient. In the 1990s, the ‘Question Cube’1 was conceptualised as a means of teaching therapy students ways to ask insightful questions. The elements of this model were: type of inquiry, subject and orientation. This article updates the Question Cube model to include the original three parameters with the addition of tense and mood. By learning the concepts of inquiry formation, students of health coaching are more able to propose thoughtful and insightful inquiries to their patients.

Link to publisher version (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.1177/15598276231172910

Peer Review

Before publication


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