title: Gerogogy (ger-o-go-gee) in patient education.
abstract: As clients age, traditional teaching tools become ineffective. This article illustrates how integrating the client's age-related changes, present disease processes, level of education, and motivation into the teaching plan can facilitate learning.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pearson
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wessman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D011588:Psychology, Educational