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tient portal literature, specifically investigating the evidence that these systems improve health outcomes, patient satis-faction, health care utilization and efficiency, and adher-ence. We also evaluated evidence about patient attitudes and characteristics and barriers or …
Background: Patient portals tied to provider electronic health record (EHR) systems are increasingly popular. Purpose: To systematically review the literature reporting the effect of patient portals on clinical care. Data sources: PubMed and Web of Science searches from 1 January 1990 to 24 January 2013. Study selection: Hypothesis-testing or quantitative studies …
Patients with chronic conditions are more likely to accept and use patient portals (Goldzweig et al., 2013; Ancker et al., 2011; Millard & Fintak, 2002). Patient age is negatively correlated with portal adoption and use, especially among older patients (Goel et al., 2011; Jung, Padman, Shevchik, et al., 2011; Weppner et al., 2010).
A systematic review of the literature of 6508 titles regarding patient portals to report the effect on clinical care including qualitative studies on barriers or facilitators of the patient portal found that there is not sufficient evidence that patient portals improve health outcomes, though patients were generally positive (Goldzweig et al ...
The motivating factors that influence patient portal acceptance among the elderly are not well understood. Using the social heuristic theory, the elaboration likelihood model, and the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology, this study proposes a model that examines the persuasive mechanisms for the elderly to use patient portals.
The healthcare industry is paying greater attention to improving patient outcomes through better provider-patient communication (Tang et al., 2013; Chrischilles et al., 2014). One such tool that is seeing greater utilization by healthcare providers is the patient portal.