ArticleJournal of racial and ethnic health disparities2021
Sociodemographic Differences and Factors Affecting Patient Portal Utilization.
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24 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Patient Portal Use and Care Utilization Among Hospitalized Children.Hospital pediatrics · 2026Article
- An Environmental Scan of Interventions Implemented by Pediatric Health Organizations to Improve Telehealth Equity.Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association · 2026Article
- Sociodemographic Factors Associated with the Utilization of Digital Health Technologies Among Informal Caregivers: A Nationwide Study in the USA, 2022.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Don't Count Them Out: Recruitment Strategies for Older Adults With Heart Failure.Journal of cardiac failure · 2025Article
- Understanding patient perception of digital value co-creation in electronic health record through clustering approach.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Investigation of the causal relationship between patient portal utilization and patient's self-care self-efficacy and satisfaction in care among patients with cancer.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2025Article
- eHealth Literacy Interventions With U.S.-Based Older Adult Spanish-Speaking Latinos: An Empty Systematic Review.Innovation in aging · 2025Review
- Factors Associated with Uptake of Patient Portals at a Federally Qualified Health Care Center.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Dealing with Diversity in Digital Psychological Interventions for Young People: A Structured Review.ACI open · 2024Review
- Individual-Level Digital Determinants of Health and Technology Acceptance of Patient Portals: Cross-Sectional Assessment.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
- Determinants of remote measurement-based care uptake in a safety net outpatient psychiatry department as part of learning health system transition.Learning health systems · 2024Article
- Factors Associated with Online Patient Portal Utilization Experience in an Arkansas Phone Survey.Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association · 2024Article
- Disparities in Patient Portal Use Among Adults With Chronic Conditions.JAMA network open · 2024Article
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- The State-of-the-Art of Patient Portals: Adapting to External Factors, Addressing Barriers, and Innovating.Applied clinical informatics · 2023Review
- A Multi-Level Analysis of Individual and Neighborhood Factors Associated with Patient Portal Use among Adult Emergency Department Patients with Multimorbidity.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Association Between Patient Portal Use and Perceived Patient-Centered Communication Among Adults With Cancer: Cross-sectional Survey Study.JMIR cancer · 2022Article
- Non-English Language Preference Associated With Decreased Rheumatology Telehealth Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic.ACR open rheumatology · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe primary function of the patient portal is to give patients greater access to their personal health information. Granting patients electronic access allows them to make well-informed health care decisions.
objectiveThis study aimed to identify sociodemographic differences in patient portal use and examine factors affecting patient portal utilization following the final stage of the Meaningful Use program which aimed to promote the use of certified electronic health record (EHR) technology. RESEARCH
designSurvey data from Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS) 5, cycles 1, 2, and 3 were analyzed. The sample included 8291 completed surveys. Multivariable logistic regression on a selected response for each surveyed question was used to assess the racial and ethnic difference after controlling for age, sex, income, and education. SUBJECTS: Subjects included English and Spanish speaking adults in the USA. MEASURES: Measures included assessment of patient portal use, patient portal access, understanding health information, usefulness of health records, and privacy and security.
resultsAfter adjusting for age, sex, income, and education, there was a significant association between race/ethnicity and patient portal non-users responding, "no need to use online medical record" as the reason for not using the patient portal (P = 0.005). Among the portal users, there were significant associations between race/ethnicity and health care provider maintaining an EHR (P = 0.006), being offered access to their portal (P < 0.001), understanding health information in the portal (P = 0.004), finding the portal useful for health monitoring (P < 0.001), reporting concern about unauthorized access (P = 0.017), and keeping information from health care providers (P = 0.012).
conclusionsRace/ethnicity affects perceptions on the need for the patient portal, being offered access to a portal, and the reasons to access information online. Understanding the factors affecting patient portal use can inform future strategies aimed at increasing adoption.
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