Characterizing patient portal use of people with cognitive impairment and potentially inappropriate medications.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People with cognitive impairment commonly use central nervous system-active potentially inappropriate medications (CNS-PIM), increasing risk of adverse outcomes. Patient portals may be a promising tool for facilitating medication-related conversations. Little is known about portal use by this population related to medications.

Objective

To target portal interventions, we sought to identify individuals with cognitive impairment and CNS-PIM exposure who discussed medications through the portal and to determine how frequently their messages described possible adverse effects.

Methods

We used electronic health record (EHR) data from an academic health system in Maryland (Site 1) from 2017 to 2022 and pharmacy and EHR data from an integrated health system in Col

SUBMITTER: Green AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11908959 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature