title: [Theoretical perspectives in health education and record keeping].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Are occupational therapists involved in health education and promotion, as required by Quebec's Professional code? In practice, they do intervene in health education. However, their lack of theoretical referents makes it difficult to acknowledge that specific component of their profession. Therefore, concepts related to health education need to be clarified. Then again, are their interventions clearly reflected in their records?
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The main goal is to clarify theoretical concepts about health education, in order to assist occupational therapists in recognizing interventions that come under health education and in integrating these interventions into their records.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The article outlines the evolution of the concept of health education and describes the challenges of the documentation process.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It suggests methods of adequately recording interventions, while complying with the underlying epistemological stand.
authors.affiliation: Universit d'Ottawa, 451, chemin Smyth, pièce 3071, Ottawa, Ontario. manont@uottawa.ca
authors.forename: Manon M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Tremblay
authors.forename: Martine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brousseau
mesh_terms: D004282:Documentation; D006266:Health Education; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D008499:Medical Records; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000592:standards*