patient education Flashcards
what are the 5 level in maslow hierachy of need?
- physiological needs
- safety needs
- love and beloningness
- self-esteem
- self-actualization
what is the goal of Goal of Patient Education
Promote disease self management
through behavior change
What are the desired results of patient education?
– reduce morbidity/mortality
– reduce hospitalization
– enhanced quality of life
– disease prevention
The 5 “R”s of Patient Education?
- Relevant to the individual
- Realistic goals
- Readily available
- Reinforced (again and again)
- ->consistent with new behaviour
- ->prevent old behaviour - Refined over time
- ->learning to manage disease successfully over time
What to Effective Teaching
- Relevant
- Clear objectives
- Road map
- Start with what “they” know
- Bridge from known to unknown
What are the Characteristics of Adult Learners
• Internally motivated • Self directed • Goal orientated • Practical • Questions instructor • Experienced with established values, beliefs and opinions • Hypothetic or abstract thinking
What are the Adult Learning Principles
and Practices
• respect • collaboration •foster participation – experts in the room – problem posing & solving – facilitate self direction and empowerment
What are the Characteristics of children Learners
• External motivation • Directed by others • Learning is big part of life • Trusts teacher • Limited experience • Future oriented do not come with problems • Learns quickly and according to developmental stage • Subject oriented
What are the characteristics of children from 5 - 8 yrs of age?
• Hands on • Assimilation • Inductive • Egocentric • Family main source of influence • Short attention
What are the characteristics of children from 9 - 12 yrs of age?
• Logical thought • Link between cause and effect • Less egocentric • Peers important • Work groups
What are the characteristics of Adolescent Learners from 13 - 17
- Personal identity search
- Verifying beliefs/self reflection
- Role models important
- Peers main source of influence
- Hypothetical thinkers
- Immortal thought
What is health literacy
Ability to access and use health
information to make decisions and
maintain health
how to tell people with limited literacy
smoke more
poor nutrition
drink more coffee
less likely to engage in physical activity
don’t use seatbelts
dont do blood pressure check
no fire extinguisher, smoke detectors at home
What are some chacterisitcs of patient with low health literacy
Less likely to comply
Fail to seek preventive care
In hospital two days longer
Require additional care
what is SMOG?
Simple Measure Of Gobbledegook
(SMOG) readability formula
