Patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes have to monitor complex sets of medical observations and behaviors. This includes blood glucose, weight, cholesterol, HbA1c, blood pressure, as well as diet, exercise and medication. We have developed a set of web-based, highly interactive graphic modules that are integrated in a personal health record to provide an easy and pleasant way for patie...

This study reports on an empirical investigation of consumer perceptions on the adoption of electronic Personal Health Record (PHR) systems. Encouraging people to monitor their own health and to record data in online PHRs is one approach which can help to improve the provision of care, while saving costs. A cross-sectional survey conducted among Canadian consumers revealed that perceptions of u...

Introduction: Chronic respiratory diseases are one of the four main groups non-communicable diseases. People with these need access to data manage their disease and care plan. Personal health record (PHR) as a powerful information technology tool can empower chronic patients better status become an active member teams. This study is determine minimum set (MDS) in personal for diseases.Materials...

OBJECTIVES This study sought to determine public opinion on alternatives to project-specific consent for use of their personal information for health research. DESIGN The authors conducted a fixed-response random-digit dialed telephone survey of 1,230 adults across Canada. MEASUREMENTS We measured attitudes toward privacy and health research; trust in different institutions to keep informat...