Think and Act Patient Learning: A Theoretical and Practical Framework

This book discusses how patients learn about their illnesses and aims at supporting healthcare students and professionals to understand and respond better to the learning needs of patients. Focusing on how patients absorb and retain health information, it promotes person-centred care in order that patients can participate more meaningfully in their treatment and care.Frequently, patients are expected to grasp a massive amount of information in a short period of time, when they may already be feeling stressed and overwhelmed, in order to participate in their care.Rather than focusing on the process of giving information, this book pays attention to how information is received, understood and acted on by the people who need it.It helps healthcare practitioners to develop the pedagogical skills they need to successfully support patients’ understanding, skills and competencies to manage their self-care, health and wellbeing.Developing a new theoretical framework and an accompanying toolbox