Screening for chronic conditions using a patient internet portal: recruitment for an internet-based primary care intervention.

Autor:	Leveille, Suzanne G., Annong Huang, Tsai, Stephanie B., Weingart, Saul N., Iezzoni, Lisa I., Huang, Annong
Předmět:	CHRONIC diseases CHRONIC pain PRIMARY care MEDICAL care OUTPATIENT medical care HOSPITAL care CHRONIC disease treatment DIAGNOSIS of mental depression RESEARCH PAIN measurement INTERNET PATIENT selection PHYSICIAN-patient relations RESEARCH methodology MEDICAL screening MEDICAL cooperation EVALUATION research SURVEYS PRIMARY health care COMPARATIVE studies RANDOMIZED controlled trials
Zdroj:	JGIM: Journal of General Internal Medicine; Apr2008, Vol. 23 Issue 4, p472-475, 4p, 1 Color Photograph, 1 Diagram, 1 Chart
Abstrakt:	Background: Patient Internet portals have created new opportunities for assessment and management of chronic conditions.Objective: To conduct an online screening survey for a study recruitment using a secure patient Internet portal to identify primary care patients with untreated depression, chronic pain, or mobility difficulty before nonurgent office visits.Design: Internet-based screening survey for a randomized trial.Participants: Patients who were registered portal users who had scheduled primary care appointments.Approach: Electronic study invitations via the portal were sent to 4,047 patients with scheduled visits to 34 primary care physicians participating in the study. After clicking on a link in the study invitation, patients were consecutively shown the study description, consent form, and lastly, the screening survey to determine final eligibility for study participation.Results: Of the 2,113 (52%) patients who opened the study invitation, 1,001 consented online to join the study and 981 (98%) of these completed the screening survey. Of the respondents, 319 (33%) screened positive for 1 or more of the 3 conditions.Conclusions: The online screening survey conducted through the patient portal was effective in identifying patients with chronic conditions in advance of scheduled primary care visits for participation in an intervention study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze:	Complementary Index
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