Effective Patient Education: A Guide to Increased Compliance, Third Edition

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Author(s):	Donna Falvo, PhD, RN, CRC, University of North Carolina, North Carolina
Details:	ISBN-13: 9780763731571 ISBN-10:0763731579 Hardcover 388 pages © 2004
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Effective Patient Education: A Guide to Increased Compliance, Third Edition will help health professionals develop the skills and knowledge to conduct effective patient education in a highly efficient way. It emphasizes a team approach to patient education, recognizing that, because of the complexity of health care, many health professionals are involved in patient care. This book is therefore written for nurses, physicians, physical therapists, dietitians, pharmacists, and other health care professionals who share responsibility to guide their patients in enhancing and maintaining health and well-being.

The Third Edition includes new chapters on:

Conducting Patient Education About Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CH 11)
Effective Patient Education in the other Adult Populations (Ch 12)
Patient Education about the End of Life Issues (Ch 13)

Effective patient education is a way of communicating that fosters a partnership between the patient and health professional. It involves more than giving information and instruction. In order to conduct effective patient education, health professionals must recognize that individual patient variables influence the degree to which a patient will follow health advice. The health professional can assess the patient's preexisting beliefs and attitudes, fears and anxieties, and individual life and family circumstances in order to communicate health recommendations in accordance with individual patient needs.

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Features guidance on how health professionals can work with patients in partnership to maximize quality of health and health care

Detailed exploration of the problem of patient non-compliance and solutions for effective communication

Information on patient education with complementary and alternative medicine

Information on effective patient education in the older adult population and end of life issues

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Chapter 1: Patient Compliance: A Brief Overview

Chapter 2: The Evolution of Patient Education

Chapter 3: Psychosocial Factors in Patient Education

Chapter 4: Patient Education as a Process in Patient Care

Chapter 5: Life Stages and Patient Teaching: A Developmental Perspective

Chapter 6: The Family in Patient Education and Patient Compliance

Chapter 7: Multicultural Issues in Patient Education and Patient Compliance

Chapter 8: Effective Communication of Health Advice to Enhance Patient Compliance

Chapter 9: Making the Patient a Partner in Patient Education

Chapter 10: Illiteracy in Patient Education

Chapter 11: Patient Education about Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Chapter 12: Patient Education and Patient Compliance Issues for Older Adults

Chapter 13: Patient Education about End of Life Issues

Chapter 14: Ethical Issues in Patient Education and Patient Compliance

Chapter 15: Informed Consent

Chapter 16: Instructional Aids for Patient Education: Used of Abused

Chapter 17: Issues in Research and Evaluation in Patient Education and Patient Compliance

ShowAbout the Author(s)

Donna Falvo, PhD, RN, CRC-University of North Carolina, North Carolina

Dr. Falvo is a registered nurse, licensed psychologist, and certified rehabilitation counselor. She has been a staff nurse, nursing instructor, counselor, and Professor of Family and Community Medicine.. She is a past Chair of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine's Group on Patient Education, past Steering Committee member for the National Patient Education Conference and former "Dimension Expert on Information, Education, and Communication" for the National Research Corporation- Picker. She has been an invited speaker and conducted workshops at a number of national conferences including the NRC Picker Symposium and conferences sponsored by organizations such as the American Hospital Association, the American Physical Therapy Association, and Society of Teachers of Family Medicine. She has also conducted invited workshops on patient education at a variety of universities, and for private corporations. She is also author of the book Medical and Psychosocial Aspects of Chronic Illness and Disability. Dr. Falvo is currently is Professor of Rehabilitation Counseling and Psychology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine Department of Allied Health at Chapel Hill.

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