Personality type and patient education in hand therapy.
Awareness of personality differences can improve the effectiveness of treatment and patient education in hand therapy. Therapists can create treatment plans and patient education efforts that match the communication and learning styles of each individual patient.
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30338, USA. jmoorhe@sph.emory.edu
Joel
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Moorhead
Cynthia
C
Cooper
Patricia
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Moorhead
D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010551:Personality; D010556:Personality Tests; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations