Improving Patient Participation Through Pre-Consultation Education
Hi everyone, my name is Dr. Nagalingeswaran Kumarasamy, and the Chief and Director of the VHS Infectious Diseases Medical Centre in Chennai, India. Today, let us discuss improving patient participation through pre-consultation education. Stealth efficacy has improved as a result of interventions to enhance stealth care. Trials investigating lifestyle interventions in a variety of illnesses including diabetes, coronary heart disease, heart failure, and rheumatoid arthritis have shown chronicle improvements. The contact between the patient and the physician can be introduced, driven, and attentive to the needs of the specific patient. Patients need to fully understand the potential effects of health interventions on their health. Better health outcomes and a decrease in morbidity and mortality from chronic diseases like diabetes, obesity, coronary artery disease, and cerebrovascular disease will result from pre-consultation education. Also with the growth of the internet, electronic information media, and vast availability of health information patient have become more curious and skeptical about their disease. On one hand, this has somewhat strained the doctor-patient relationship but has also inspired ideas for timely, high-quality, accessible, intelligible, reliable, and relevant information for patients. So we will see a few tips to improve patient participation through pre consultation education. Once a patient has booked his or her appointment, physicians can share commercial education resources such as brochures, boots, and online materials relevant to the patient's condition. Doctors can assess the influence of the patient's background, home, and work environment on the treatment plan and adapt education. Doctors can determine patients' health risk behaviors through interviews, health risk behaviors, pre-consultation education can be individualized accordingly. On reaching the outpatient department, a tablet-based questionnaire can be given to patients. This helps in reducing the time spent on non-face-to-face medical care pre-doctoral consultations and increasing the time spent face-to-face. This could enhance the quality of care. Medical consent can be explained thoroughly to the patient, including the potential risks and benefits of the investigations, treatment, and or the prescribed medications. This helps in better understanding and increased cooperation from the patient. Guidance regarding financial support like insurance, medical, and medical care schemes can be taken care of by the clinician or the respective department staff. Patients can be motivated to follow their prescriptions accurately. The importance of timely follow can also be taken care of by the physician and or the counselor. Doctors can develop patient education protocols and handouts depending on the patient's readiness and level of understanding. Instructional materials and the way to deliver them should be selected. In the hope of implementing, the clinic or hospital staff, including the doctors, nurses, and counselors, can be motivated toward patient education. Discussions of specific cases during the rounds should regularly include questions about the frequency asked educational concerns of the patients. Every outpatient department is recommended to keep sufficient stock of patient education resources like reading material, software, and audiovisual materials. The common health issues in the community can be covered in patient education materials, along with the frequently asked questions about health promotion. The reading and comprehension levels of the materials should be suitable for the patient's variety in terms of culture and ethnicity. In conclusion, how much we can improve a patient's health is greatly influenced by how prepared each patient is, which in turn depends on the quality and relevance of their education and training. As Frankly said, developing and educating patients is a necessary prerequisite for finding solutions to enormous public health problems and challenges in this country. The purpose of patient education is to increase understanding of medical conditions and behaviors that promote health. It entails providing enough pertinent clinical information. Patient education is more crucial than ever because of the rising incidence of chronic illnesses, the scarcity of hospitals, the high cost of hospital care, the high rate of hospital infections, and the demand for better and safer care. Education promotes patient compliance, satisfaction with care, healthy lifestyles, and self-care skills. Education education has also helped to decrease the unpleasant patient experiences in hospitals, including reduced levels of pain and anxiety. Thank you for listening to me. For more information on such interesting content, check out the Beyond Therapy section and browse more on stanofeekcampus.in.
