Individual-Level Digital Determinants of Health and Technology Acceptance of Patient Portals: Cross-Sectional Assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Digital determinants of health (DDoH), including access to technological tools and digital health literacy, function independently as barriers to health. Assessment for DDoH is not routine within most health care systems, although addressing DDoH could help mitigate differential health outcomes and the digital divide.

Objective

This study aims to assess the role of individual-level DDoH factors on patient enrollment in and use of the patient portal.

Methods

We developed a multimodal, cross-sectional survey and deployed it to 11,424 individuals based on their preferred mode and language documented within the electronic medical record. Based on the Technology Acceptance Model, enrollment in and intent to use the patient portal were the outcomes of interest. P

SUBMITTER: Philpot LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11196914 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature