A cross-sectional study of barriers to personal health record use among patients attending a safety-net clinic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Personal health records (PHR) may improve patients' health by providing access to and context for health information. Among patients receiving care at a safety-net HIV/AIDS clinic, we examined the hypothesis that a mental health (MH) or substance use (SU) condition represents a barrier to engagement with web-based health information, as measured by consent to participate in a trial that provided access to personal (PHR) or general (non-PHR) health information portals and by completion of baseline study surveys posted there.

Methods

Participants were individually trained to access and navigate individualized online accounts and to complete study surveys. In response to need, during accrual months 4 to 12 we enhanced participant training to encourage survey completi

SUBMITTER: Hilton JF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3282785 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature