Before the appointment
Capture the main concern, what changed, and the questions the patient wants to remember.
For chronic care teams
Help patients prepare for care between visits.
Give patients a structured place to track symptom context, treatment questions, routines, and barriers without turning a reflection tool into a medical monitor.
Useful between visits
Help patients arrive with clearer questions and a record of what made routines easier or harder.
During a difficult week
Notice pacing, sleep, activity, emotions, and practical barriers without implying that symptoms are “just psychological.”
After the visit
Keep a personal summary of agreed routines, follow-up questions, and what the patient wants to discuss next time.
Possible care-team workflows
- A pre-visit reflection that helps a patient organize symptoms, function, and questions in their own words.
- A routine and barrier log for pacing, sleep, movement, medication questions, or appointment preparation.
- A patient-selected export that supports a conversation without exposing a continuous private journal.
- A values and function check-in focused on what the patient wants to keep doing, adapt, or ask for help with.
Patient control matters: decide in advance what is collected, what is optional, who can receive a shared summary, and how the workflow escalates urgent concerns to the appropriate care team.
Built around care, not around surveillance
Umbrella can support education, reflection, and visit preparation across chronic pain, fatigue, migraine, endometriosis, and other long-term care contexts. Any clinical use should be designed with the relevant clinicians, privacy team, and patient community.
Design a between-visit workflow.
Tell us about the patients, teams, and boundaries you need to support.
Educational product information only. Umbrella Journal is not a diagnostic system, remote monitoring service, or substitute for medical care.