Table 5.

User requirements on PEPA functions.

Subcategory	Aspects	User groupa
Patients add information	Information on subjective well-being	a/b/c
	Patients could add commentaries	b/c
	Demand for separate section for patient entries	b
	Consequences on liability	b
Filter information	Filter large amount of data is crucial	b
	Filter for currentness	a/b/c
	Filter for diagnosis/topics	a/b/c
Electronic communication	Ambivalence towards messaging with patients	b/c
	Communication among HCPs	b
	Pressure by permanent availability	b
	Patients’ high expectations and limited resources in time	b/c

^aWhich user group was responsible for the aspect presented: a=patients; b=physicians; c=other HCPs (eg, nurses).