Supporting the Continuum of Care for Combat Wounded Patients: Adaptive Interfaces for Personal Health Records

In this paper, we describe a concept for an adaptive interface for a military Personal Health Record (PHR). PHRs are electronic records used by people to manage their personal healthcare information. In the Military Healthcare System, combat wounded patients encounter a range of challenges due to the unique nature of the military environment and the severity of their wartime injuries. These factors affect how people interact with a computer interface. In many instances, combat wounded patients eventually have assistance from family members, professional caregivers, and others. This forms a disparate end-user population. Because the pool of potential users includes people with a wide range of cognitive and physical capabilities, an adaptive interface that considers attributes of health can improve user experiences.