Educational Strategy

Unlike passive traditional patient education materials such as booklets, videos, and textual web pages, X-Plain:

• Uses graphics, animations, and full narration of the text to attract the user’s attention and simplify complex medical concepts
• Asks patients questions and gives feedback in order to verify understanding and check for misconceptions
• Adapts and presents information according to the pace and learning preferences of each patient or health consumer
• Provides hypertext links to a glossary
• Uses a learning strategy that depends on the stage of care and is based on evidenced-based theories of learning, decision-making, and behavioral modification