Patient Education & Behaviour Change Flashcards
How do you implement lifestyle modification?
Patient education focusing on
- Increasing intrinsic motivation
- Decreasing reliance on extrinsic motivation
What are the 6 principles to guide adult education?
- Need to know (benefits, info that applies to them)
- Self-directed approach
- Prior experiences influence learning (knowledge of benefits, existing skills, attitudes/beliefs)
- Readiness to learn
- Problem-centred approach to learning
- Motivation to learn
What are the cultural considerations for patients?
- Assess & incorporate patient’s perceptions & beliefs
- Conduct patient education in a culturally appropriate manner
- Use interpreter services
- Translate written materials
- Use multimedia resources
What is health literacy?
Cognitive & social skills that determine the motivation & ability of individuals to gain access to, understand & use info in ways which promote & maintain good health
What is the relationship between chronic conditions and health literacy?
In patients with chronic conditions, inadequate health literacy is associated with poor knowledge of their disease & medications
What is low individual health literacy associated with?
- Higher rates of hospitalisations & emergency care
- Lower uptake of preventative approaches e.g. mammography & flu vaccine
What are the risk factors for inadequate health literacy?
- Elderly
- Low income
- Didn’t finish high school
- Minority ethnic group
- English as a second language
- Recent immigrant
What are the health literacy communication principles?
- Use plain language
- Include visual images
- Limit the amount of info provided at one time & repeat it
- Encourage questions
What are the considerations when designing printed education materials for patients?
- Make sure purpose is clear to the patient
- Use at least 12-point font
- Write in the active voice (you, I)
- Aim for year 5-6 reading level
What are the considerations when organising printed education materials for patients?
- Keep content clear, simple & concise
- Use one & two syllable words
- Use short sentences & paragraphs
- Provide examples
- Focus on what info the patient needs
What are the considerations for presentation of printed education materials for patients?
- Use adequate spacing with lots of white space
- Use dark print on light background
- Use illustrations that are clearly labelled
How should education be implemented?
- Reinforce learning through repetition (written, video, audio etc)
- Use professionally developed written materials where possible
- Provide opportunities for individual & group education
- Seize the teachable moment where possible
How should education be delivered in a group environment?
- Cut down on non-critical health education
- Tailor education & info to patients’ needs
- Deliver in an interactive way
- Include fun, humour & activity
- Welcome carers
- Use local experts
How should education sessions be evaluated?
- Outcome measures (knowledge, behaviour change, self-efficacy, QOL, satisfaction etc)
- Use ‘teach back’ method to ensure patient has understood
What are the stages of the health change approach (HCA)?
- Knowledge & understanding
- Motivation
- Decision/commitment to action
- *Decision line**
- Planning
- Action
- Self-regulation