ArticleJAMIA open2018
Predictors of viewing progress notes among users of VA's electronic health portal who receive mental health care.
Article in JAMIA open, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Patient-Accessible Electronic Health Records and Information Practices in Mental Health Care Contexts: Scoping Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Mental Health Diagnoses are Not Associated With Indicators of Lower Quality Pain Care in Electronic Health Records of a National Sample of Veterans Treated in Veterans Health Administration Primary Care Settings.The journal of pain · 2023Article
- Patient and Provider Experience of Electronic Patient Portals and Secure Messaging in Mental Health Treatment.Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association · 2022Article
- Sharing Clinical Notes and Electronic Health Records With People Affected by Mental Health Conditions: Scoping Review.JMIR mental health · 2021Article
- Patient portal engagement and diabetes management among new portal users in the Veterans Health Administration.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2021Article
- Correlates of personal health record registration and utilization among veterans with HIV.JAMIA open · 2021Article
- Patients as Agents in Behavioral Health Research and Service Provision: Recommendations to Support the Learning Health System.Applied clinical informatics · 2019Article
- Impacts of a web-based educational program for veterans who read their mental health notes online.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2019Article
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveConsistent with the MATERIALS AND
methodsThree hundred and thirty-eight patients receiving mental health care from 1 VHA medical center who had logged into My Health
resultsFifty percent of respondents reported having read their notes. In the final multivariable model, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosis [odds ratio (OR) = 2.30 (1.31-4.07)], speaking with their mental health clinician about their ability to view notes [OR = 3.84 (1.69-8.72)], and being very or extremely confident in understanding the purpose and uses of Blue Button [OR = 9.80 (2.23-43.07) and OR = 13.36 (2.74-65.20), respectively] were associated with viewing notes. DISCUSSION: Patient recall of mental health clinicians speaking to them about their ability to view notes, and confidence in understanding the use and purposes of Blue Button, were stronger predictors of viewing notes than demographic variables. PTSD diagnosis was the only clinical characteristic associated with viewing notes.
conclusionThe findings support the value of mental health clinicians openly discussing the availability of notes with patients if they wish to help them take advantage of their potential benefits.
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