Patient Education & Health Promotion Flashcards

Which preventive visit includes development of a personalized prevention plan and is covered by Medicare without cost-sharing each year?

Answer: Annual Wellness Visit

The Medicare Annual Wellness Visit creates or updates a personalized prevention plan with no copay.

Which participant would MOST likely be eligible for the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP)?

Answer: A 72-year-old with BMI 28 and hemoglobin A1c of 6.0%

MDPP requires prediabetes labs (e.g., A1c 5.7-6.4%), BMI of at least 25 (23 if Asian), and no diabetes or ESRD.

In motivational interviewing, a client says, "I want to cook more, but it's hard since my wife passed." Which response is a reflective statement?

Answer: Cooking has felt harder since losing your wife.

A reflection mirrors the client's meaning back without advice or judgment.

In the Social Cognitive Theory, older adults gaining confidence by watching peers successfully prepare low-sodium meals in a group class demonstrates:

Answer: Observational learning (modeling)

Observational learning occurs when people adopt behaviors after watching similar others succeed.

Which nutrition message is MOST appropriate for an older adult taking warfarin?

Answer: Keep vitamin K intake consistent from day to day

Consistent vitamin K intake keeps INR stable, so elimination is unnecessary.

Medicare covers how many hours of diabetes self-management training (DSMT) in the first year?

Answer: Up to 10 hours

Medicare covers up to 10 hours of initial DSMT (1 individual, 9 group) and 2 hours yearly thereafter.

Which program provides monthly USDA food packages specifically to low-income adults aged 60 and older?

Answer: Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)

CSFP serves low-income adults 60+ at or below 130% of the federal poverty level with monthly food packages.