Effective patient education : a guide to increased compliance / Donna R. Falvo.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Patient compliance : a brief overview -- The evolution of patient education -- Psychosocial factors in patient education and patient compliance -- Patient education as a process in patient care -- Life stages and patient teaching : a developmental perspective -- The family in patient education and patient compliance -- Multicultural issues in patient education and patient compliance -- Effective communication of health advice to enhance patient compliance -- Making the patient a partner in patient education -- Illiteracy in patient education and patient compliance -- Patient education and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) -- Patient education and patient compliance issues for older adults -- Patient education about end-of-life issues -- Ethical issues in patient education and patient compliance -- Informed consent -- Instructional aids for patient education : used or abuses -- Issues in research and evaluation in patient education and patient compliance.