Diabetes Education : Art, Science, and Evidence /

• Other Authors: Dunning, Trisha
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley-Blackwell, [2013]
• Subjects: Diabetes > Education.; Diabetes > Treatment.; Diabetes > Study and teaching.; Diabetes Mellitus > therapy.; Diabetes Complications > prevention & control.; Patient Compliance.; Patient Education as Topic > methods.; Self Care.; HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Diabetes.; Electronic books.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (241 pages)
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9781118702666; 1118702662; 9781118302385; 1118302389; 9781118302392; 1118302397
• DOI: 10.1002/9781118702666

"Diabetes education is a process, the key to which is establishing a therapeutic relationship with the individual. The overall goal of diabetes education is to enhance the individual's health capability, including their ability to solve problems and apply the learning to self-care. Thus, diabetes education is an interactive process of teaching and learning where information is co-generated. This innovative new book explores the 'how' of diabetes education, rather than the 'what' and the 'why'. This thought stimulating textbook will helping health care practitioners to teach diabetes effectively from diagnosis and ensure people living with diabetes get the individualised support and information. It will enable practitioners and educators to examine and reflect on their practice when managing the diabetic patient. Bringing together all the thinking and experience on the diabetes journey in one text, this book will be essential reading for all practitioners and students in involved in diabetes care"--Provided by publisher.