Patient teaching to promote behavioral change.
Nurses are taught that patient teaching is an essential component of their professional role. This article describes the research on which effective patient teaching should be based.
Saarmann
L
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School of Nursing, San Diego State University, California, USA.
Daugherty
J
J
Riegel
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B
D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological / Q000379:methods; D009042:Motivation; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*