Patient Education In Rehabilitation

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Author: Olga Dreeben, PhD, MPT, PT
Affiliation: Director, Dreeben Therapy Associates, Gainesville, Florida
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN 10: 0763755443
ISBN 13: 9780763755447
eISBN: 9781449617752
Edition: 1st
Description:
Patient education is an important aspect of the rehabilitation process. As a science, it consists of the health care professional's development of patient education skills. Delivering information, education, and training in rehabilitation is intended to promote and optimize clinical interventions including compliance, continuity of care, and patient satisfaction. This text applies patient education skills to the clinical rehabilitation process. In a reader-friendly manner, it explores various teaching and learning theories, models of instruction, as well as communication, ethical, legal and cultural variables involved in patient and client education. Complete with chapter objectives, case studies, summaries, appendices, and a glossary, this new book is ideal for all rehabilitation professionals.
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