Erschienen in:
01.09.2014 | Self-Care and Health Outcomes (T Jaarsma, Section Editor)
Education Material for Heart Failure Patients: What Works and What Does Not?
verfasst von:
Mary Boyde, Robyn Peters
Erschienen in:
Current Heart Failure Reports
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Ausgabe 3/2014
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Abstract
Patient education is an important element of care, but evidence with regard to education material is not always apparent, as it is intertwined with educational strategies as components of heart failure management programs. Difficulties have arisen in determining the effectiveness of particular education strategies, as multiple strategies are commonly bundled together and packaged within research protocols. To further complicate this issue, the bundles are diverse, lack precision in describing their components, and report different outcomes. Despite these difficulties, clinicians can utilise a number of proven commonalities to deliver effective education: assessment of learning needs and style, verbal interaction with a healthcare professional, and a selection of multimedia patient education materials.