Perspectives on research in patient teaching.
Selection of outcome measures needs to go beyond assessment of knowledge gains to include indicators of adherence to the self-care regimen and health outcomes. Because standard didactic approaches are relatively ineffective in fostering participation in self-care, program content should be individualized and may need considerable reinforcement. In studies of program effectiveness, both the experimental and the comparison conditions should be monitored. Although a wide variety of patient, educator, and situational characteristics may mediate program efficacy, a lack of theoretically based studies and insufficient replication precludes generalizable conclusions about these or other aspects of patient teaching.
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School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
D001294:Attitude to Health; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D009742:Nursing Theory; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D012648:Self Care; D012655:Self-Evaluation Programs