ArticleJournal of general internal medicine2024
Relationship Between Patient Portal Tool Use and Medication Adherence and Viral Load Among Patients Living with HIV.
Article in Journal of general internal medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03190317 (Health Information for Infected Veterans), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.
- Large language model-based triage to identify antiretroviral therapy adherence barriers and risk levels in patient messages.JAMIA open · 2026Article
- A scoping review of studies on secure messaging through patient portals: persistent challenges and potential solutions.npj health systems · 2026Article
- Professional Compromise and Its Association with Burnout, Job Satisfaction, and Patient Satisfaction Among Physicians in a Chinese Tertiary Hospital.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2026Article
- Association Between Electronic Patient Portal Enrollment and HIV Care Outcomes Among People Living with HIV at an Urban Academic Medical Center.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- Realizing Virtual Care in VA: Supporting the Healthcare System's Journey Towards Enhanced Access, Engagement, and Outcomes.Journal of general internal medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundPatient portals play an increasingly critical role in engaging patients in their health care. They have the potential to significantly impact the health of those living with chronic diseases, such as HIV, for whom consistent care engagement is both critical and complex.
objectiveThe primary aim was to examine the longitudinal relationships between individual portal tool use and health-related outcomes in patients living with HIV.
designRetrospective cohort study using electronic health record data to examine the relationship between patient portal tool use and key HIV-specific, health-related outcomes in patients engaged in care in the Veterans Health Administration (VA) through the application of marginal structural models.
participantsA national sample of patients living with HIV (PLWH) active in VA care who were registered to use the VA's patient portal, My HealtheVet (MHV; n = 18,390) between 10/1/2012 and 4/1/2017. MAIN MEASURES: The MHV tools examined were prescription refill (including prescription refill of an antiretroviral (ART) medication and any medication), secure messaging, view appointments, and view labs. Primary outcomes were viral load test receipt, viral load suppression, and ART medication adherence (measured as proportion of days covered). KEY
resultsThe use of prescription refill for any medication or for ART was positively associated with ART adherence. Secure messaging was positively associated with ART adherence but not with viral load test receipt or viral load suppression. The use of view appointments was positively associated with ART adherence and viral load test receipt but not viral load suppression. The use of view labs was positively associated with viral load suppression but not ART adherence or viral load test receipt.
conclusionsThese findings highlight the valuable role patient portals may play in improving health-related outcomes among PLWH and have implications for patients living with other types of chronic disease.
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