An Evaluation of a Program for Teaching Clinic Patients the Rationale of their Peptic Ulcer Regimen

This study examined the effectirreness of a program for teaching complex medical concepts, the rationale of antacid therapy, to clinic pactients with peptic ulcer. Those who already knew the rationale were excluded, and the remaining patients were divided into three groups: L taught the rationale, I...

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Published in:Health education & behavior 1977-01, Vol.5 (1), p.25-49
Main Authors: Caron, Herbert S., Roth, Harold P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Achievement
Attention
Attitude
Demography
Educational Measurement
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Female
Humans
Intelligence
Male
Middle Aged
Patient Education as Topic
Peptic Ulcer - etiology
Peptic Ulcer - therapy
Recurrence
Teaching
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Summary:This study examined the effectirreness of a program for teaching complex medical concepts, the rationale of antacid therapy, to clinic pactients with peptic ulcer. Those who already knew the rationale were excluded, and the remaining patients were divided into three groups: L taught the rationale, II. taught other materials, III. untaught control. Teaching Proved effective when: (1) basic concepts were identified and taught, (2) important misconceptions were eliminated, and (3) patients' attention was maintained and their progress monitored with the Socmtic method. The key facts were acquired by 85 percent of the patients within four sessions. However, application of the learned concepts in solving new problems varied with the intelligence of the patient. Certain misconceptions could not be eliminated by the teaching.
ISSN:1090-1981
0073-1455
1552-6127
DOI:10.1177/109019817700500103