Patient teaching for older adults and families in the long-term care setting.
Patient education can play a key role in quality long-term care, but is often an under-developed resource. Potential challenges related to the older adult population, staffing patterns, and setting are described. Topics, strategies, and resources are provided to promote patient education for older adults and their families.
University of Kansas, Kansas City, USA. wbonnel@kumc.edu
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D000368:Aged; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services; D020407:Internet; D008134:Long-Term Care; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods