Introduction Importance of Patient Self-Management Education Components of Asthma Education Asthma Self-Management Education for Adults Asthma Self-Management Education for Children Patient Considerations When Planning Asthma Education Age Culture and Health Beliefs Health Literacy Access to Care Psychosocial Factors Setting Provider Factors Does Asthma Education Reduce the Cost of Asthma Care?...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To determine the incidence of and reasons for chemotherapy dose delays or reductions. DESIGN A performance improvement initiative formed the basis for a prospective nursing research study. SETTING A single institution in western Pennsylvania. SAMPLE 204 patients scheduled for nonmyeloablative chemo-therapy. METHODS Data collection forms were completed by RNs and evalu...

Changes in life style, stimulated through planned education intervention by the professionals in health care system, can be obtained, do have an impact, and are absolutely essential (Simond, 1974). This has of course resulted in the various Health Education Programmes of the Ministry of Health Malaysia. The burden of bringing about this change should not only be the responsibility of the genera...

a survey on nurses clinical problems in patient education     vahedian azimi a [1] *, payami bosari m [2] , gohari moghaddam k [3]    received: 26 jan, 2011 accepted: 19 apr, 2011   abstract  background & aims: patient education is one of the most fundamental roles of nurses. it has a significant impact on prevention and treatment of many diseases. it is necessary to recognize barriers and reso...

Introduction. According to shift of medical education from inpatient to outpatient centers in recent years ,the aim of this study is to determine the attitude of Interns about outpatient education in all clinical departments in medical school. Methods. 429 Interns were entered this study . A questionnaire composed of questions on the quality of outpatient education, time of the learning in the...

introduction:it is necessary to analyze the limitations and essentials of the medicalstudents’ learning compatible with their future working environment in order tocontrol the quality of the education. this study was designed to investigatethe basics of learning and to prepare educational logbooks for all clinicaldepartments at kurdistan university of medical sciences in line with promotionof e...

Medical education has witnessed the adoption of several teaching strategies over the years. There has been a shift from didactic teaching to more active methods. Currently, the flipped classroom is being implemented as a technology-enhanced teaching intervention. Here, learners are gifted with preparatory material prior to a class session through video or audio form, with class time spent probl...

conclusions the effectiveness of nursing education on self-care behaviour of hf patients was clearly demonstrated. methodological differences in development and implementation of education programs, made the comparison between the results of the studies difficult. results the findings of the reviewed studies showed that self-care behaviour of patients who received nursing education improved sig...

Rheumatoid arthritis affects 0.5% to 1% of the population globally and is one of the most common causes of disability. Patient education plays a key role in improving treatment outcomes. The purpose of this study was to discuss the process involved in designing an evidence-based disease education literature for rheumatoid arthritis patients of Pakistan in Urdu language with culturally relevant ...

Healthcare providers have the potential to play a crucial role in human trafficking prevention, identification, and intervention. However, trafficked patients are often unidentified due to lack of education and preparation available to healthcare professionals at all levels of training and practice. To increase victim identification in healthcare settings, providers need to be educated about th...