Author: Sara N. Di Lima

Publisher: Aspen Pub

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 454

ISBN-13: 9780834206755

The Aspen Center for Patient Education (ACPE) is dedicated to the development of low-literacy patient education materials in both English and Spanish. Health literacy represents a major challenge to health care professionals with nearly half of the U.S. population at or below the ninth grade level. More than 20% of the U.S. population cannot read materials at the fourth or fifth grade level. JCAHO Patient and Family Education Standards specify that health care professionals consider their patient's literacy, education level, and language in providing health instruction. Working with a distinguished list of counsulting editors, ACPE editors create practical, hands-on patient education materials across the complete spectrum of health care at both the third and sisth grade reading level in both English and Spanish. A comprehensive reference volume, the Stroke Rehabilitation Patient Education Manual supplies patient and practitioner information spanning the stages of stroke rehabilitation, the many risk factors, prevention of recurring strokes, and various treatments. This manual contains charts, guidelines, instructions, procedures, and other tools to aid in rehabilitation and facilitate patient compliance.