Consumers are purchasing more and more home test kits and home monitoring devices. Many of these are more expensive than prescription medications, yet consumers are rarely counseled on their proper use.

These products are being used in two ways.

• Consumers are attempting to monitor their own health by using home test kits to detect the early signs of a disease (such as high cholesterol) or condition (such as pregnancy).
• They are also purchasing home monitoring devices to track their blood pressure, heart rate, blood glucose levels, etc.

In order to properly use a home test kit or home monitoring device, consumers need "how-to-use" information that is:

• presented in language they can understand
• non-intimidating
• presented from the consumer's perspective

Consumer Health Information Corporation specializes in developing easy-to-use instructions for home test kits and monitoring devices. We have the clinical and patient education expertise it takes to:

• write easy-to-understand "step-by-step" instructions
• present information in a logical order that can be easily followed by a consumer using the product for the first time
• integrate the text with the design to further simplify the various steps
• present photographs and illustrations "through the eyes" of the patient
• skillfully caption illustrations to enhance consumer understanding
• incorporate behavior modification techniques that motivate consumers to follow the instructions and be able to interpret the results correctly