PHQ-9
- Measures
- Depressive symptoms
- Questions
- 9
- Period
- Last two weeks
Kroenke, Spitzer and Williams, 2001
In short
Six things we do today
01
Validated questionnaires
We use instruments used in research worldwide and store every answer, not just the total.
02
Pain measured the same way every time
From 0 to 10, with coded body regions and the international definition of chronic pain.
03
Every value with its source
Date, unit and who recorded it. Correcting a value does not delete the previous one.
04
Present, not interpret
We show the data over time. What it means in your case, your health professional tells you.
05
Only those who should see it
Access rules live in the database itself, and professionals sign in with a second authentication factor.
06
Your data is yours
You can export everything and delete your account on any plan, including the free one.
What we ask
Validated questionnaires, not made-up questions
For mental health and wellbeing we use published instruments used in research. Answers are stored question by question, as research requires.
GAD-7
- Measures
- Anxiety symptoms
- Questions
- 7
- Period
- Last two weeks
Spitzer, Kroenke, Williams and Löwe, 2006
PSS-4
- Measures
- Perceived stress
- Questions
- 4
- Period
- Last month
Cohen, Kamarck and Mermelstein, 1983
Copenhagen Burnout Inventory
- Measures
- Personal, work-related and client-related burnout
- Questions
- 19 (6, 7 and 6)
Kristensen, Borritz, Villadsen and Christensen, 2005
Hooper index
- Measures
- Sleep, stress, fatigue and mood, used in sport
- Questions
- 4, from 1 to 7
Hooper and Mackinnon, 1995
Pain
Intensity is recorded from 0 to 10, in every episode and every consultation. Location uses coded body regions, always the same ones, so it can be counted and compared. Pain is chronic from 3 months on, as defined by the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) and the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11).
Treede et al., Pain, 2019
Questions from the National Health Survey
At admission, general health, limitation in usual activities, smoking, alcohol and time spent sitting are asked in the same words as Statistics Portugal's (INE) National Health Survey, so that one day they can be compared with the Portuguese population. We use INE's questions; we are not INE's partners.
Questionnaires help give context; they are not a diagnosis.
Where each value comes from
Every value knows where it came from
01
Date and unit
Every measurement (weight, blood pressure, hours of sleep, a lab value) keeps the date it was measured and its unit.
02
Who recorded it
The person, the professional or the laboratory. It is always stated, so you know which value to trust and why.
03
Correcting without deleting
A correction creates a new record that replaces the previous one. The history stays, and you can see what changed.
04
Lab results as they come
The laboratory PDF is kept, and the reference range shown is the one in the laboratory's own report. Automatic reading of the PDF is only an aid: the values are there to review and correct.
Our line
Present, not interpret
Health Lab is not a medical device. It shows data in an organised way and over time; it does not diagnose, does not classify your health and does not set target values.
What a value means in your case, your health professional tells you.
Who sees what
Your data is yours
01
You
You see everything that is yours: what you recorded, what your professional shared with you and your history.
02
The professional who follows you
Sees what is needed to follow you, while following you. You can end that relationship in the app, and from then on they no longer see your record.
03
Item by item
You can close to a professional, item by item, what you do not want to share (for example, lab results or questionnaires).
04
Clinical notes
Each professional reads only their own notes. The clinical director, as administrator, reads all of them.
05
Second factor
Professionals and administrators only reach patient data with a second authentication factor.
06
Access log
Every time a professional opens your record, it is logged. That log is included when you export your data.
Where it is kept and how
In the European Union, with rules in the database itself
Protection does not depend on the screen: it lives in the database rules, which only give each person what belongs to them or what was shared with them.
For whatWhoWhere
Database, accounts and the files you uploadSupabaseEuropean Union (Frankfurt, Germany)
Service emailsResendEuropean Union (Ireland)
Reading the lab PDFs you uploadAnthropicUnited States, under standard contractual clauses; the content is not used to train models
Plan paymentsStripeReceives no health data
Hosting and delivery of the site and appCloudflareGlobal delivery network
We do not sell your data or pass it to third parties for marketing. The full list and the legal grounds are in the Privacy Policy, sections 6 and 9.
How it is protected
01
Encrypted connections
All communications use HTTPS, enforced by a strict transport policy.
02
Encryption at rest
The database and files are encrypted at rest by the infrastructure that hosts them.
03
Row-level rules
Active on every data table: each person only reads and writes what belongs to them or was shared with them.
04
Daily backups
Of the database, to recover from an error or a failure.
05
Keys on the server
Keys with elevated privileges exist only on the server side and never reach the browser.
06
Files by owner
Access to each file is checked against the identifier of whoever uploaded it.
Your rights
What you can do, and how
01
Export everything
In the app, under Profile, Export my data: a file with everything we hold about you, in a structured format. On every plan.
02
Delete your account
On any plan, including the free one.
03
Correct, restrict or object
Write to geral@health-lab.pt. We reply within one month.
04
Complain
You can lodge a complaint with the Portuguese Data Protection Authority (CNPD), at www.cnpd.pt.
What we are preparing
Where we are heading
This is not done yet. We say it here so you know where we are heading, not as something already done.
01
International codes
Every measurement will also carry its international code: LOINC for lab tests, UCUM for units, SNOMED CT for the rest. Exporting your data will follow the European standard, HL7 FHIR.
02
A public data dictionary
The definition of every variable we collect, with its unit, code and how it is collected.
03
Research, only with your permission
If Health Lab data is ever used for public health research, it will be under the rules of the European Health Data Space and, for data that could identify you, with your specific and separate consent (Privacy Policy, section 7).
A question about your data?
Write to geral@health-lab.pt. The legal basis for processing is in the Privacy Policy.