1. 1 SESSION 3: Essential Elements of DOT – Part 2

2. DOT Curriculum Session 3 2 Patient Education Purpose of patient education 1.Provide information 2.Correct misinformation 3.Improve patient adherence 4.Improve success of treatment 5.Improve success of contact investigation

3. DOT Curriculum Session 3 3 Patient Education (2) Teaching/learning principles Information presented should be: meaningful to client’s needsmeaningful to client’s needs comprehensivecomprehensive presented in an appropriate mannerpresented in an appropriate manner

4. DOT Curriculum Session 3 4 Patient Education (3) Teaching/learning principles (continued): Patient’s readiness to learn can be affected by: level of anxietylevel of anxiety educational backgroundeducational background level of maturitylevel of maturity

5. DOT Curriculum Session 3 5 Patient Education (4) Teaching/learning principles (continued): Patient’s readiness to learn can be affected by: past experiencespast experiences needs and prioritiesneeds and priorities level of deniallevel of denial

6. DOT Curriculum Session 3 6 Patient Education (5) Teaching/learning principles (continued): Teaching should be interactive. Teaching should be interactive. Adults remember: Adults remember: 10% of what they read10% of what they read 20% of what they hear20% of what they hear 30% of what they see30% of what they see

7. DOT Curriculum Session 3 7 Patient Education (6) Teaching/learning principles (continued): Adults remember: Adults remember: 50% of what they hear and see50% of what they hear and see 70% of what they say or write70% of what they say or write 90% of what they do90% of what they do

8. DOT Curriculum Session 3 8 Patient Education (7) Assessing the patient’s knowledge and attitudes about TB Use open-ended questions, which begin with words like: who, what, when, where, why, how, tell me about… explain to me…

9. DOT Curriculum Session 3 9 Effective Education Techniques 1.Use simple, nonmedical terms 2.Use appropriate language level for the patient 3.Limit amount of information in any given discussion 4.Discuss the most important topics first and last

10. DOT Curriculum Session 3 10 Effective Education Techniques (2) 5.Repeat important information 6.Use concrete examples 7.Provide patients with information in written words or pictures 8.Check for understanding with open- ended questions

11. DOT Curriculum Session 3 11 Review Questions 1.What is the role of incentives and enablers? 2.What are 3 examples of incentives? 3.What are 3 examples of enablers?

12. DOT Curriculum Session 3 12 Review Questions (2) 4.What are 3 techniques to use when educating TB patients? 5.List 5 ways in which a patient’s confidentiality can be protected in the field or clinic.