Communication matters: Exploring older adults' current use of patient portals
| Autor: | Sarah Fadem, Sunyoung Kim |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Population ageing 020205 medical informatics media_common.quotation_subject Health Informatics Patient engagement 02 engineering and technology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Nursing Older patients Health Information Management Patient Portals Participatory design Perception Surveys and Questionnaires Health care 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Electronic Health Records Humans 030212 general & internal medicine media_common Aged Aged 80 and over Physician-Patient Relations business.industry Communication Perspective (graphical) Patient portal Health Records Personal Female Patient Participation business Psychology Attitude to Health |
| Zdroj: | International journal of medical informatics. 120 |
| ISSN: | 1872-8243 |
| Popis: | Objectives Patient portals have the potential to increase patient engagement. Older patients are of particular interest as they are likely to suffer from multiple chronic conditions. Yet, questions remain about how patient portals are perceived and deemed useful by older adults. This study explored attitudes toward, perceived utility of, and requirements of a patient portal from the perspective of older adults. Methods We used a mixed-method approach integrating online surveys, a review of existing portals, and participatory design workshops with 17 people who were 65 years old and over. Results The findings demonstrate that the participants used a patient portal primarily as one of the communication channels to interact with their providers, rather than as a tool for accessing and managing personal health information. Consequently, the perception of whether or not a provider would use the patient portal was a primary factor that older adults considered in determining the adoption and use of a portal. Conclusions It is important to understand that older adults would perceive a patient portal as one part of a larger communication system to interact with a provider. This finding will help researchers and practitioners to advance the design and use of a patient portal to effectively incorporate it into older adults’ health care and better serve the unique needs of the ageing population. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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