A history of patient education by health professionals in Europe and North America: From authority to shared decision making education

Communicating information concerning potential medication harms and benefits: What gist do numbers convey?

“…However, all medications also have the potential to cause harm (e.g., unpleasant side effects, allergic reactions) and most carry some risk of serious adverse effects. Principles of informed consent, informed and shared decision-making, and professional ethics all emphasize the importance of patients' understanding the potential harms and benefits of recommended therapies [2][3][4][5]. To help achieve this goal, many countries require that patients be given written medication information (WMI), usually in leaflet form, when they obtain a licensed medication [6][7][8].…”

experience of preoperative patient education for women preparing for and recovering from total knee replacement

“…Ronco et al (2012) raised an interesting question about the relationship between health literacy and the reinforcement of information provided to patients. Specific patient education programs, such as preoperative joint replacement classes, have emerged that focus on information transference underpinned by psychological and behavioral concepts (Hoving, Visser, Mullen, & Van den Borne, 2010). The growing importance of the patient in the process of care and the maintenance of health highlights the emerging relationship between engaging patients, patient education, and outcomes as they relate to reimbursements.…”

“…Patient education in the hospital setting developed in response to the information asymmetry that could leave patients without a clear understanding of what was happening to them and why (Hoving et al, 2010).…”

“…As health promotion evolved from a focus on information transference into more psychological and behavioral conceptualizations, the role of education in patient well-being has become more evident (Hoving et al, 2010). Patient education is distinguished from health promotion by its focus outside the biomedical and social determinants of health and its more specific attention to individual patients.…”

“…Patient education is distinguished from health promotion by its focus outside the biomedical and social determinants of health and its more specific attention to individual patients. Aiming education at individual patients allows information to be targeted towards their specific behaviors (Hoving et al, 2010).…”