Reasons for Acceptance or Rejection of Online Record Access Among Patients Affected by a Severe Mental Illness: Mixed Methods Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Over the past few years, online record access (ORA) has been established through secure patient portals in various countries, allowing patients to access their health data, including clinical notes ("open notes"). Previous research indicates that ORA in mental health, particularly among patients with severe mental illness (SMI), has been rarely offered. Little is known about the expectations and motivations of patients with SMI when reading what their clinicians share via ORA.

Objective

The aim of this study is to explore the reasons why patients with SMI consider or reject ORA and whether sociodemographic characteristics may influence patient decisions.

Methods

ORA was offered to randomly selected patients at 3 university outpatient clinics in Brandenburg,

SUBMITTER: Schwarz J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10877495 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature