Patient Education

Question 1

Objectives

Answer 1

ID the primary factors affecting adherence, including pt characteristics, disease and treatment variables, and pt practitioner relationship.

discuss role of therapist-pt relationship in promoting adherence

Describe 5 A’s behavioral intervention protocol

id components of designing home pt education programs

design a written home program as part of an educational intervention according to criteria given in instruction

Question 2

Centrality of patient education to clinical practice

Answer 2

• Role of PT as educator is central to everyday practice as a clinician
• Effectiveness of therapy depends on a PT’s ability: to establish therapeutic relationship and teacher
• As frequency of treatment decreases the need for competent teaching increases

Question 3

Motivation

Answer 3

• Important to learning
• dependent on goals and expectations
• enhanced by success
• strategies

Question 4

JCAHO

Answer 4

education promotes healthy behavior, supports recovery and a speedy return to function, and enables pt to be involved in decisions about their own care

Question 5

Adherence

Answer 5

A core aspect of teaching pt involves helping pt assume responsibility for their health

Question 6

Factors of adherence

Answer 6

• Pt characteristics
• disease and
• treatment variables
• Pt- practitioner relationship

Question 7

Health literacy

Answer 7

3 domains:

• Prose tasks (43% at or below basic level)
• Document tasks (34% at or blow basic level)
• Quantitative tasks (55% at or below)

Newest vital sign: plain language, teach-back technique

Question 8

Educational goals

Answer 8

• Prioritized
• realistic
• achievable within specific time period
• documented

Question 9

Teaching material

Answer 9

Clear
readable
simple
concise

Question 10

Influencing factors: Cultural influences

Answer 10

• cultural norms

- communication norms

Question 11

Life span concepts

Answer 11

• children
• adolescents
• adults
• geriatrics

Question 12

Five A’s behavioral intervention protocol

Answer 12

• Address the issue
• Assess the pt
• Advise the pt
• Assist the pt
• Arrange follow up

Question 13

Distinction btw motor learning and motor performance

Answer 13

motor learning- process associated with practice or experience that results in a relatively permanent change in a pt’s capability of performing skilled actions (motor performance)
Motor performance- an indicator of motor learning, and is influenced by variables other than learning. It is indirectly evaluated most often by measuring performance of a motor task

Question 14

Processes of motor learning

Answer 14

• process specific
• problem solving in practice conditions more effective

Stages of learning: cognitive, associative, autonomous