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The health professional needs to make an educational diagnosis before he selects a specific approach to patient education. Tailoring a patient education program to the patient's belief regarding his health and the patient's expectations regarding his diagnosis and care is useful. ⋯ An educational program oriented to patients who demonstrate success when group strategies and support are used should encourage them to believe that their health can be controlled, even if it is dependent upon powerful others. Values clarification and behavior modification are also helpful in patient education.