title: [Contraindications to health education in hospitalized patients in general medicine departments].
abstract: Among 408 patients discharged from a hospital unit of internal medicine (as defined in France), education appeared desirable and possible in 28%, but contraindicated in 72%. Personal care was satisfactory in 7%; stay was too short in 7%; short-term prognosis was fatal in 13%; psychic contraindications were found in 45%. This last group included impenitent alcoholics, drug addicts and tramps; other non-complaint patients; patients with learning disabilities or various mental diseases. In subjects classified as "internal medicine patients", results were identical. Other obstacles were intervals between admissions, duration of stays, heterogeneity of patients, and patients' age. Patients admitted into units of internal medicine should not be given priority for educational programs, in Paris hospitals.
mesh_terms: D005602:France; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine; D010353:Patient Education as Topic
vernacular_title: Contre-indications de l'éducation pour la santé chez les malades hospitalisés en médecine générale.