Patient Portal Engagement in Oncology: Results From the NU IMPACT Study in a Large Health Care System.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Electronic patient portals can promote patient-centered care, but determinants of engagement remain underexplored in oncology. This study examines sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with engagement with four portal features, including invitations to complete patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures before appointments.

Methods

Secondary analysis of the Northwestern University IMproving the Management of symPtoms during and following Cancer Treatment study, a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial to promote symptom management using PROs in adult oncology care was performed. For each enrolled participant, we examined portal usage across 1 year.

Results

A total of 3,457 patients were enrolled between April 2020 and April 2023 from 30 Northwestern Me

SUBMITTER: Nolla KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12698109 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature