How to Improve Patient Care and Outcome Through Patient Education

• Patient education creates health awareness and reduces the global burden of diseases¹
• Patient Education is widespread and largely emphasized communication strategies to spread awareness¹
• It is essential in improving patients’ ability to manage their health and quality of life¹
• Effective education promotes a healthy lifestyle and stresses the importance of health¹

Aims of Patient Education¹

• Maintain and promote health
• Prevent illness and health complications
• Restore health and promote recovery from diseases
• Cope with impaired functions

The patient education strategies work towards^1,3

• Boosting patient’s confidence and ability towards self-health management
• Encouraging healthy living and improving the overall quality of life

Benefits of Patient Education^1,2,3

The Four Vital Components of Patient Education Process⁴

• Assesment
• Implementation
• Planning
• Evaluation

Strategies for Patient Education

• A highly responsible task for healthcare professionals
• Makes the patients conscientious of their health status
• Enhances comprehension of the disease to enable patients to play a proactive role in self-care

Tips for HCPs to Improve Patient Education^1,3

Conclusion^1,2

• Patient education influences patient behavior and induces behavioral changes by imparting knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to maintain or improve health.
• Patient education is crucial to allow people to understand their health and treatment better.
• It empowers patients toward effective and informed decision-making.
• Encourage patients to self-management, prevent re-occurrence and avoid repeated hospital visits.