The association of patient factors, digital access, and online behavior on sustained patient portal use: A prospective cohort of enrolled users

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2017, Pages

  Woods, Susan S ^a,b,c   Forsberg, Christopher W ^b   Schwartz, Erin C ^b   Nazi, Kim M ^c   Hibbard, Judith H ^d   Houston, Thomas K ^c   Gerrity, Martha ^b  

^a VA Maine Healthcare System   (United States)

^b PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Broadband; Digital inclusion; Internet; Patient portal; Personal health record; Social determinants

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UTILIZATION;

COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT PORTALS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 85042779669     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/JMIR.7895     Document Type: Review

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