Patient education may be defined as a set of planned education activities designed to improve patients’ health behaviors and health status. It is a key component for effective self-management and monitoring required with many acute and chronic conditions. Education is a tool to provide information to patient regarding their health condition, treatment and recovery. Education to patient also helps to reduce the negative impacts of health problems on quality of life. An educated patient will be able to actively participate in their own treatment, leading to improved outcomes, also help identify errors before they occur, and reduce their length of stay. Health literacy among patients has proved to be cost effective for both hospitals as well as patients.
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NABH accreditation makes it a mandatory criteria that the hospital should provide patient with adequate knowledge wherever and whenever required and make aware of their rights. It is done by various methods like providing brochures, pamphlet, explaining verbally by hospital staff, by displays in hospital, written materials, etc.
AIM: - To understand the perception of patients about quality of patient education received at an academic accredited
NABH accreditation makes it a mandatory criteria that the hospital should provide patient with adequate knowledge wherever and whenever required and make aware of their rights. It is done by various methods like providing brochures, pamphlet, explaining verbally by hospital staff, by displays in hospital, written materials, etc.
AIM: - To understand the perception of patients about quality of patient education received at an academic accredited