Addressing functional h...

What’s the point of providing printed materials to your patients and their families if they are unable to read them, understand them, and apply the information to improve self-care behaviors? Poor functional health literacy is the source of much non-adherence to the medical...

Do we say empowerment w...

Why do so many health care providers talk about empowering their patients? Examples include: “Health empowerment, health literacy and health promotion” “Using home telehealth to empower patients to monitor and manage long term condition” and the “Diabetes...

Gifts, relationships, a...

Think about some gifts you’ve received over your life that were memorable. Special gifts. Not necessarily expensive presents, but useful and meaningful to you. Now think about those gifts you’ve gotten over the years from people or organizations where the same item was given...

Patient Education Video...

Most patients considering surgery want to know the risks, the benefits, how much pain to expect, what condition they will be in after surgery, and how long it will be before they are functioning again. They are not interested in the details of what is actually done during surgery....

Tools to support behavi...

Looking for tools to support behavior changes that improve health outcomes? Support for behavior change resource (SBCR) maintains a searchable database of tools, programs, and research relating to diabetes self care: http://ndep.nih.gov/sbcr/SBCRSearchTool.aspx?BehaviorType=target The...