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Writing Patient Education Materials
Orthopaedic Nursing, 1989Written patient education materials are a commonly used method of presenting information that the patient can be given as a total teaching package or as an adjunct to individual or group classes. This article offers some guidelines for development of written patient education materials.
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Improving Readability of Patient Education Materials
Journal of Community Health Nursing, 2000Functional illiteracy contributes to negative long-term health consequences for patients who must understand and adhere to complex health care instructions and, therefore, is of primary importance to community health nurses. This problem is compounded when English is the patient's second language.
S D, Horner, D, Surratt, S, Juliusson
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Developing and Evaluating Patient Education Materials
The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 2003ABSTRACT Nurses should be involved in all aspects of patient education, including the development of print and web resources, but most nurses have not been educated in how to develop these resources. This article discusses the rationale for nurse involvement, describes guidelines for evaluating existing material for credibility and ...
Diane, Monsivais, Audree, Reynolds
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Writing Patient Education Materials
1984In an age of increasing public awareness about health-related issues, the concept of patient education is increasingly important. Patients expect and demand better information from health care providers, as well as from various media. Through patient education, the medical profession has an opportunity to improve provider-patient relationships and to ...
Don W. Bradley, Bruce F. Currie
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Finding Spanish patient-education materials online
Nursing, 2007Here's a quick guide to reliable-and free-patient-education handouts.
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Evaluating patient education materials about radiation therapy
Patient Education and Counseling, 2004Targeted treatment education for cancer patients has the potential to promote adjustment through assisting patients to participate in treatment decision making, comply with treatment regimens and cope more effectively with treatment side effects. A quasi-experimental longitudinal pre-test post-test and follow-up design was used to assess the effect of ...
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Literacy levels of ophthalmic patient education materials
Survey of Ophthalmology, 1997Health care providers have become increasingly aware of poor patient understanding of their illnesses and their treatments. A major, increasingly recognized factor in poor understanding and compliance is the low literacy skills of 90 million Americans.
H, Ebrahimzadeh, R, Davalos, P P, Lee
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Developing Printed Materials for Patient Education
Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing, 1989While most nurses recognize the educational needs of their patients, time has become a major deterrent to optimal teaching. This is especially true in critical care, where patients are being transferred earlier or directly discharged. Written information which is available to the patient at home can help to bridge this gap.
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Chinese Nutrition Educational Materials for Renal Patients
Journal of Renal Nutrition, 2007Nutrition resources in Chinese have been developed for the patients in St. Paul's Hospital's Renal Program. The goal was to support this patient subgroup to understand and practice the complicated diet guidelines within their own language and cultural contexts.
Jiak Chin, Koh, Winphia, Koo
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Appendices: Patient Educational Materials
2009Patients with chronic pain are very interested in education about pain. Receiving basic information significantly improves physical and emotional symptoms in patients with chronic pain. Effective education delivery systems include brief instruction by a healthcare provider, written handouts, and multimedia aides.
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