1. Commercially Available Patient Education Materials Module 11

2. Instructor Composed HEPs Hand-written exercise instruction – Written description, e.g. Bridging – Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor. Raise your buttocks off the floor approximately 10 inches and hold for 30 seconds. Repeat X times. – Stick figures Check-lists – Check specific exercises patient should follow

3. Advantages of Instructor Composed HEPs Can be tailored to fit institution’s policies and procedures Can incorporate frequently asked questions Highlight especially important points Reinforce specific oral instructions to clarify difficult concepts Can personalize instructions so content and structure fit an individual’s learning needs

4. Disadvantages of Instructor Composed HEPs Can be time consuming to ensure that materials are well written and laid out effectively Need to exercise caution to avoid incorporating too much information at a higher level than appropriate

5. Products Available Pre-printed booklets Pre-printed handouts Computer programs that allow you to customize handouts Web-based instruction

6. Sources of commercial patient education materials Commerical resources available to purchase for use as handouts Diagnosis related organizations Professional organizations – http://www.apta.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section= Consumer_Awareness&Template=/TaggedPage/Ta ggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=137&ContentID=341 74 http://www.apta.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section= Consumer_Awareness&Template=/TaggedPage/Ta ggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=137&ContentID=341 74 Books/CDs/DVDs

7. Selection of patient ed materials Suitability Accuracy Availability Cost Intended use: – Orientation – Treatment – Discharge

8. Selection of patient ed materials Preferred methodology – What kind of learner are they? Utilization – What to focus on? – Provide opportunity for questions – Never give out materials you have not reviewed! – Would it help for family members to have access?

9. Selection of patient ed materials Individual vs group One time vs multiple sessions Health fair

10. Appraising web-based resources Source Sponsor of page Referencing of material Currency of information Relevant to patient needs Reading level Graphic support Interactiveness Copyright issues

11. Questions for Assessing Commercially Prepared Materials Who produced the item? Can the item be previewed? Is the price of the teaching tool compatible with its educational value?

12. Advantages of Commercially Prepared Materials Readily available Some materials can be obtained in bulk for free or at relatively low cost

13. Disadvantages of Commercially Prepared Materials Issues of cost Accuracy Adequacy of content Readability of materials

14. Choices of Instructional Materials Depends on 3 major variables 1.Characteristics of Learner 2.Characteristics of Media 3.Characteristics of Task

15. Characteristics of Learner Know your audience Choose media that accommodates to the needs and abilities of various learners

16. Characteristics of Media Consider multimedia approach to compliment methods of instruction No single medium is most effective Printed materials are most common

17. Characteristics of Task Identify learning domain Identify complexity of those behaviors required

18. Reference Hainsworth, DS (2011). Instructional materials. In Bastable et al. (Eds.) Health Professional as Educator (pp 463-502). Sudbury: Jones & Bartlett Learning