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Table 1 Aspects of the PHR discussed during focus groups

From: Making it work for me: beliefs about making a personal health record relevant and useable

Group and item

Approach

Structures

 Data type

Discussed during the focus groups.

 Standards

Neither discussed nor specified.

Functions

 User profiles

Discussed during the focus groups.

 Interaction

Specified as direct (patients own and manage data in their PHR).

 Data source

Discussed during the focus groups.

 Goals

Discussed during the focus groups.

Architecture

 Model

Specified as inside: the PHR is stored by the provider.

 Coverage

Discussed during the focus groups.