CO-ED: a development platform for interactive patient education

Abstract

The aim of this project was construction of a universal platform for rapid development of interactive computer-based health education programs. Pocket PC was used to pilot test the platform and to implement two educational curricula: for asthma and anticoagulant therapy. Qualitative analysis of the system acceptance in 46 patients showed that computer-assisted education can be successfully implemented on the basis of a handheld computer.