A Survey Of Consumer Health Education Programs PDF Download

The purpose of the survey was to assess the consumer health education needs of the DeWitt MEDDAC, Fort Belvoir, Va. Objectives were: to identify current patient education programs; to determine educational methodologies used for current patient education programs; to determine resources, both technological and personnel, used for current patient education programs; to systematically identify local consumer health education needs from input by both health care providers and patient consumers; to select topic areas to be addressed for the PACOMED study from the outcomes of the assessment. The sample consisted of 20% of the professional staff, 200 Family Practice and Acute Minor Illness Clinic Consumers and 147 potential patient consumers from the housing developments on Post. Major conclusions were: the methods used and the completeness of the sampling varied considerably and does not necessarily support generalizations into other situations; the patient and community education needs selected from the outcomes of the assessment were: hypertension, diabetes, weight control, family planning, vaginitis, breast self examination, child growth and development, and eye problems. In addition the data indicated a need for validated patient instructional strategies with scientific assessment tools, a learning center for patients, technological resources, leadership and 'know-how' in the area of consumer health education.