Patient educationPatient education

DR.YOUSEF ABDULLAH AL TURKIDR.YOUSEF ABDULLAH AL TURKIMBBS,DPHC,ABFMMBBS,DPHC,ABFM

Consultant Family MedicineConsultant Family MedicineAssistant professorAssistant professor

King Khalid University HospitalKing Khalid University HospitalCollege of MedicineCollege of Medicine

King Saud UniversityKing Saud University

ContentsContents

• Case scenarioCase scenario

• Principles of patient educationPrinciples of patient education

• Patient education modelPatient education model

• Conclusion and recommendationConclusion and recommendation

Case scenarioCase scenario

• Abdullah 25 years old university Abdullah 25 years old university student, come to primary care clinic student, come to primary care clinic for medical check up. He is current for medical check up. He is current smoker, but hesitant to stop smoker, but hesitant to stop smoking.smoking.

How you will proceed during this How you will proceed during this consultation? consultation?

Principles of patient Principles of patient educationeducation

• InterestInterest

@ the recognition of the need@ the recognition of the need

@ patients are unlikely to listen to @ patients are unlikely to listen to those things which are not to their those things which are not to their interestinterest

• MotivationMotivation

Principles of patient Principles of patient educationeducation• ParticipationParticipation

@active learning@active learning

• Known to unknownKnown to unknown

@ knowledge is build up to enable @ knowledge is build up to enable patients to develop an in-depth insight patients to develop an in-depth insight into their own health problems.into their own health problems.

Principles of patient Principles of patient educationeducation• ComprehensionComprehension @ Making patient understand what @ Making patient understand what

you sayyou say @ Educational background@ Educational background @ Mental capacity@ Mental capacity• Re inforcementRe inforcement @ repetition of the information in the @ repetition of the information in the

same or during subsequent consultationsame or during subsequent consultation

Principles of patient Principles of patient educationeducation• Encourage the patient to participate Encourage the patient to participate

in decision making and in accepting in decision making and in accepting some degree of responsibility for some degree of responsibility for his/her own managementhis/her own management

@ Record body weight@ Record body weight @ glucocheck@ glucocheck @ Monitoring temperature@ Monitoring temperature @ B.P@ B.P

Principles of patient Principles of patient educationeducation• Encourage feed backEncourage feed back

• Involvement of others e.g. family Involvement of others e.g. family members where appropriatemembers where appropriate

• Establish whether the objectives Establish whether the objectives have been met and the patient is have been met and the patient is happy with the outcomehappy with the outcome

Principles of patient Principles of patient educationeducation

• Provide take away informationProvide take away information

@ patient instruction leaflets@ patient instruction leaflets

@ resource contacts@ resource contacts

• Arrange follow upArrange follow up

@ Reinforcement of information @ Reinforcement of information

@ preventive measures@ preventive measures

Think ??Think ??

• It is sometimes wrongly assumed It is sometimes wrongly assumed that just by providing people with that just by providing people with information, they will automatically information, they will automatically be able to make healthy choices.be able to make healthy choices.

• Examples ?? Examples ??

Case scenarioCase scenario

• Fahad 55 years old blind recently Fahad 55 years old blind recently diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus, diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus, come to the primary care clinic for come to the primary care clinic for follow up visit.follow up visit.

How you will help fahad to How you will help fahad to understand and cope with understand and cope with diabetes?diabetes?

Patient education modelPatient education model

• Establish the patient’s knowledge of Establish the patient’s knowledge of the problemthe problem

• Describe the problemDescribe the problem

• Establish the patient’s attitudes to Establish the patient’s attitudes to the problemthe problem

Patient education modelPatient education model

• Correct any incorrect health beliefsCorrect any incorrect health beliefs

• Supplement the patient’s existing Supplement the patient’s existing knowledge to a level appropriate to knowledge to a level appropriate to the needs of the patient and the doctorthe needs of the patient and the doctor

• Facilitation by the use of special Facilitation by the use of special charts, diagrams, models.charts, diagrams, models.

Patient education modelPatient education model

• Explore other preventive opportunitiesExplore other preventive opportunities

• Reinforce the informationReinforce the information

• Develop a management planDevelop a management plan

@ immediate@ immediate

@long term@long term

@ patient participation in decision making@ patient participation in decision making

Patient education modelPatient education model

• Learning by doingLearning by doing

@ the right step towards positive action@ the right step towards positive action

• Good human relationshipGood human relationship

@patients must accept you as a friend@patients must accept you as a friend

• LeaderLeader

@ patients learn best from the educator @ patients learn best from the educator whom they respect and regardwhom they respect and regard

conclusionconclusion

• Health education is an essential Health education is an essential aspect to improve the quality of aspect to improve the quality of patient’ carepatient’ care

• Practicing the principles of patient Practicing the principles of patient education will facilitate the doctor education will facilitate the doctor relationship with patients and relationship with patients and families and improve patient’s families and improve patient’s satisfaction, and outcome.satisfaction, and outcome.

Thanks with my best Thanks with my best regardsregards

Role play and group Role play and group discussiondiscussion• One student acts as patient with specific One student acts as patient with specific

health problemhealth problem

• Another student acts as family physicianAnother student acts as family physician

• Feed backFeed back

• Open discussionOpen discussion

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