Understanding the Role of Patient Portals in Fostering Interprofessional Collaboration Within Mental Health Care Settings: Mixed Methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient portals are web-based systems through which patients can access their personal health information and communicate with their clinicians. The integration of patient portals into mental health care settings has been evolving over the past decade, as cumulated research to date has highlighted the potential role of portals in facilitating positive health outcomes. However, it is currently unknown whether portal use can foster interprofessional collaboration between clinicians and patients or whether the portal is a tool to support an already established collaborative relationship.

Objective

This mixed methods study aimed to understand how the use of a patient portal within mental health settings can impact the level of interprofessional collaboration between c

SUBMITTER: Durocher K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10398557 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature