Socioeconomic and demographic patterning of family uptake of a paediatric electronic patient portal innovation.

ABSTRACT: Patient portals allowing access to electronic health care records and services can inform and empower but may widen existing sociodemographic inequities. We aimed to describe associations between activation of a paediatric patient portal and patient race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status and markers of previous engagement with health care. A retrospective single site cross-sectional study was undertaken to examine patient portal adoption amongst families of children receiving care for chronic or complex disorders within the United Kingdom. Descriptive and multivariable regression analysis was undertaken to describe associations between predictors (Race/Ethnicity, age, socio-economic deprivation status based on family residence, and previous non-attendance to outpatient consultations) and out

SUBMITTER: Solebo AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11449342 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature