patient education; patient-clinician communication

Introduction

Providing the patient with an explanation of disease processes, medical treatment, & prognosis, including perioperative procedures, expected postoperative sensations, possible adverse drug effects & instruction to help decrease mobility-related discomfort.

Clinical significance

• most patients have difficulty understanding the benefits vs harms of procedures
• patients understand clinical data best when it is expressed in percentages

More general terms

• clinical process

More specific terms

• discussing poor prognosis
• handling inappropriate requests
• medical talk show
• patient education, foot care
• patient education, gastroenteritis
• patient education, heart failure
• patient education, melanoma
• patient education, Prkns
• patient education, venous stasis

Additional terms

• counseling
• family education
• patient