title: Patient education. Timeless principles of learning: a solid foundation for enhancing chronic disease self-management.
abstract: The use of evidence-based principles of learning can contribute to the empowerment of patients as they adopt self-management skills aligned with healthy behaviors. This article, jointly written by a nurse and an educator, describes these timeless principles and how home care clinicians and patients benefit from their use.
authors.affiliation: Baptist Health Home Health Network, Little Rock, AR 72210, USA. Paula.suter@baptist-health.org
authors.forename: Paula M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Suter
authors.forename: W Newton
authors.initials: WN
authors.lastname: Suter
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019468:Disease Management; D004522:Educational Status; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D030141:Feedback, Psychological; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D017145:Models, Educational; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011340:Problem Solving; D018794:Problem-Based Learning; D011588:Psychology, Educational / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D020377:Self Efficacy; D017216:Telemedicine