title: Guidance on delivering effective group education.
abstract: Group education is increasingly being advocated in place of the traditional one to one approach in health care. Using the example of diabetes, this article describes why group education is effective, and outlines a process that can help shape a group education programme. Identifying the purpose of a programme, understanding how people learn, and behaviour change techniques, all help the educator identify what are the important elements to include. Planning the process of a programme to enhance its success, and developing an evaluation strategy to measure success, are also included.
authors.affiliation: Balance Healthcare UK. jill@ibhuk.com
authors.forename: Jill
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rodgers
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D006040:Goals; D006126:Group Processes; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration; D006379:Helping Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D017145:Models, Educational; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011209:Power, Psychological; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011588:Psychology, Educational; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D012944:Social Support