Patient Education in Rehabilitation

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Jones & Bartlett Learning, Oct 22, 2010 - Medical - 474 pages
Patient Education in Rehabilitation applies patient education skills to the clinical rehabilitation process in a reader-friendly manner. It explores various teaching and learning theories and models of instruction as well as the ethical, legal, communicative, and cultural variables involved in patient education. This text will help readers understand that delivering information, education, and training in rehabilitation will promote and optimize clinical interventions, enhancing compliance, continuity of care, and patient satisfaction. Divided into five sections—basic concepts; adherence and behavioral modifications; teaching and learning theories; legal and cultural variables; and examples in rehabilitation—this is the ideal text for all rehabilitation professionals.

Contents

BASIC CONCEPTS OF PATIENT EDUCATION
1
PATIENT EDUCATION VARIABLES ADHERENCE COMMUNICATION AND BEHAVIORAL MODIFICATIONS
69
TEACHING AND LEARNING THEORIES APPLICATIONS TO PATIENT EDUCATION
167
ETHICAL LEGAL AND CULTURAL VARIABLES IN PATIENT EDUCATION
287
SELECTED TOPICS IN PATIENT EDUCATION EXAMPLES IN REHABILITATION
385
GLOSSARY
449
INDEX
461
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Dr. Olga Dreeben-Irimia has been in the profession of physical therapy for twelve years, both as a clinician and as an educator. She was the Director of the PTA Program at Lake City Community College in Florida and more recently Associate Professor, Physical Therapy, University of North Texas, Health Science Center at Fort Worth. Her doctoral preparation was specific to physical therapy education. For over ten years, Dr. Dreeben-Irimia has been involved in evaluating and applying educational theories in relation to physical therapy education and clinical practice. Dr. Dreeben-Irimia brings her experience and her training as a clinician and as an educator to this text.

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