Education that is well planned and combined with other interventions is essential for ensuring adherence.
Make a behavioral diagnosis and incorporate both instructional and behavioral strategies into the patient's care plan.
Health information must be appropriate for each patient's stage or level of education and readiness to change.
Information that is relevant to the patients needs is more meaningful.
Patients seem to adapt to changes in daily activities more easily when changes are implemented gradually.
Patients may be more likely to follow the treatment if they believe they have the illness, understand it and the benefits of treatment.
Use simple, non-medical terms.
Limit the amount of information you present in any one visit.
Provide written or pictorial information.
