The physician and patient education: A review

Modifiable Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Adults With Diabetes

“…Primary care physicians have mentioned several reasons for the low prevalence of counseling, including not having adequate time to provide counseling, having limited training in counseling techniques, and being doubtful about the effectiveness of their counseling efforts. [66][67][68][69][70][71][72] These reasons may partly explain the low prevalence of counseling of patients with DM observed in this study.…”

How Does Physician Advice Influence Patient Behavior?: Evidence for a Priming Effect

“…While the more intensive counseling approach may be ideal, it is not always feasible given physicians' limited time and training in behavior modification. [43][44][45][46][47][48] However, because physician advice offers less substantive guidance than counseling would, it is important to closely link advising activities with other materials or resources that provide that guidance. Viewed from this perspective, the findings implicitly support an integrated model of disease prevention in which physician advice is only the catalyst for change and is supported by a coordinated system of activities that can provide the depth of detail and individualization that is necessary for sustained behavioral change.…”

The Hidden Curriculum of Patient Education for Low Back Pain in General Practice

“…It focused on patient education which is associated with specific conditions or illnesses, rather than on health education which is aimed at the asymptomatic individual or population. Whilst there already have been a small number of studies of patient education in general practice, these have concentrated on explicit goals and outcomes rather than implicit processes and their effects (Spronk and Warmenhoven 1983, McClellan 1986, Verhaak and Busschbach 1988. Whilst there have been some studies of general practice and its role in social reproduction (Pendleton and Bochner 1980, Roberts 1981, Oakley 1984, there has been little research to date which has focused specifically on the contribution that patient education might play in this process.…”