Abstract
Health professionals involved in direct ambulatory care spend an appreciable part of each day instructing patients in treating a current illness or preventing a future illness. Many different media, such as printed material, films, and audiotapes, have assisted in this endeavor; computers are the newest of these and offer opportunities for active learning not present in most other media. This article provides an overview of the present state of computer-based patient education and suggests guidelines for the development and use of such educational materials. It emphasizes general techniques applicable to a wide range of patients and conditions and excludes more specialized applications for rehabilitation and training.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 547-555 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Primary Care - Clinics in Office Practice |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - 1985 |
| Externally published | Yes |