It will be a year before the patient knows how much he will recover.
In fact, many believe, and asthma management guidelines reinforce, that an inhaler should not be prescribed without confirming that the patient knows how to use the device [ 11, 13].
They concentrated on new medicines and always asked if the patient knew how it worked, as exemplified here: They do of course recognize that you've been there so often and got that medicine, so they usually ask if you have taken it before, if you know how it works and so on.
A MUR http://www.psnc.org.uk/pages/murs_the_basics.html usually takes place in the pharmacy and it involves the pharmacist checking the patient's medication, making sure that the patient knows how and why they should be taking their medication, as well as identifying any problems.
An activated patient knows how to manage her condition, maintain functioning and prevent health declines; she has the skills and behavioural repertoire to manage her condition, collaborate with her health providers, maintain her health functioning and access appropriate and high-quality care [ 14].
Few patients know how much their doctor earns, or what a hospital is charging.
Just because a medication once sold only by prescription is now available over the counter does not mean that patients know how and when to use it properly.
Horizant carries a warning against driving until patients know how the drug affects them, and notes that the effects could last until the morning after it is taken.
Thus health visitors and GPs must develop a trusting relationship with patients, know how to communicate and how to listen to and discuss sensitive matters including depression.
In their own ways, both are experts; doctors know more about the theoretical context of a disease, but patients know how they feel actually having it.
Only patients know how they truly feel (physically and emotionally), and using a range of patient-reported outcome measures (PROs) is an ideal way to capture patients' perceptions.
