Learning Effective Teaching Methods for Self-Care in Elderly

Introduction: All of us start elderly from our birth. This process doesn’t stop or reversebut we can postpone it by appropriate caring and minimizing habits which lead tofaster elderly by using suitable methods.Methodology: In this study researcher use systematic review method in a purposefulway and focusing on research question, so retrieving, evaluating and consolidatingsearched required information.Findings: The results of analyzing the data of 13 selected papers in regards to the researchquestion indicates that different methods exist for teaching self-care to patients.These methods are summarized in three categories: 1- teaching by nurses 2- prevocationalinterviews and 3- changing teaching methods from traditional to modern.Conclusion: Informing and educating the traditional nursing education using new technologies(computers and internet), applications (video doctrine itself) and participatingin educational and counseling programs are important for self-care education andchanges in the behavior of the elderly.

Keywords:

Teaching , Learning , Elderly , Self-care