Table 5.

Personal health record taxonomy.

Group and item		Description
Structures		Main data types and standards used in health records
	Data types	Data types found in PHRsa (see subsection SQ1b)
	Standards	Standards to which PHRs can adhere (see subsection SQ2)
Functions		Depicts the main goals and features present in the PHRs
	Users profiles	User types and profiles that interact (see subsection SQ3)
	Interaction	Patient’s interaction types with a PHR (see subsection SQ4)
	Data source	Techniques for input of information (see subsection SQ5)
	Goals	Represents the aim of the PHR (see subsection SQ6)
Architectures		Architecture types and scopes (see subsection SQ7)
	Models	Describes the main architecture models
	Coverage	Has a physical location division for data

^aPHR: personal health record

^bSQ: specific question