CONCLUSION
Our work provides an early glimpse into the PHIM
activities of breast cancer patients. Additional studies
and more descriptive models could be useful to
patient-care coordinators, health care providers, and
software developers; the models might also help developers
create tools to support patients’ PHIM work.
Ultimately, systems that support PHIM will bring us
closer to the goal of helping all patients be informed,
active participants, increasing the quality of their own
care without disregarding important aspects of their
personal and professional lives.