MyHealthAvatar survey: Scenario based user needs and requirements

The MyHealthAvatar (MHA) is an EC FP7 project aimed to focus on research and demonstration actions, through which the achievability of an innovative representation of the health status of citizens is explored. The aim of MHA survey was to enhance our understanding of patient and public views about the MHA platform. First, we investigated the background (sociodemographic characteristics) of our respondents, their understating of the basic terms like EHR and PHR. Second, we addressed complex questions about the expected and proposed for implementation MHA platform's functionalities and of special interest were the questions about the security and privacy concerns the end users might have. In general terms the survey allowed us to examine individuals' specific hopes and concerns about MHA platform and now we have a deeper understanding of patient and public views about further MHA platform's functionalities.