If we offer it, will they accept? Factors affecting patient use intentions of personal health records and secure messaging

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Agarwal, Ritu ^a   Anderson, Catherine ^b   Zarate, Jesus ^c   Ward, Claudine ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c IQVIA   (United States)

^d Health Promotion ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Employer sponsored PHR; Patient centered care; Personal health record; Secure messaging; Technology acceptance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMPUTER SECURITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ALASKA; COMPUTER SECURITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH RECORDS, PERSONAL; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84877273631     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.2243     Document Type: Article

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