1Students, Occupational therapy program, COAMS, KSAU-HS, Riyadh
2Assistant Professor, COAMS, Neurorehabilitation Consultant, NGHA, Riyadh
*Corresponding Author: DR. Fayz S. Al-Shahry Assistant Professor, COAMS, Neurorehabilitation Consultant, NGHA, Riyadh Email: shahryf@hotmail.com
Online published on 25 September, 2018.
Patient education is an important aspect in rehabilitation area. Effective patient education can increase compliance of medical treatment regime and hence early recovery. The study was conducted as there is paucity of data with respect to effectiveness of different approaches to patient education in rehabilitation.
To measure effectiveness of different approaches of patients’ education.
This cross sectional and qualitative study were conducted among 345 adult patients who sought rehabilitation services from rehabilitation department at KAMC. Using purposive sampling method. Data were collected by using suitably standard questionnaire that was developed by Research Center of Stanford University School of Medicine with necessary modification to protect cultural sensitivity of Saudi Arabia and were analyzed by SPSS (version 22). Frequencies and percentages were used to analyze the data.
Majority (78%) of therapists use practical aspect of patient education and was observed as most preferred type of patient education method as reported by the respondents (76.8%) followed by oral instructions (26.4%), videos/picture (15.9%) and handout (13.6%).
The different approaches followed in the hospital were handouts (written materials), video/picture, oral instructions and practical approach (demonstrations). The study indicated that practical aspects of patient education is most effective and most preferred practiced patient education approach in rehabilitation area.
Patient education, Rehabilitation, Oral instructions, Videos/picture. Handout
