Patient-oriented health technologies: Patients' perspectives and use.

ABSTRACT:

Background

For patient-oriented mobile health tools to contribute meaningfully to improving healthcare delivery, widespread acceptance and use of such tools by patients are critical. However, little is known about patients' attitudes toward using health technology and their willingness to share health data with providers.

Aims

To investigate primary care patients' comfort sharing health information through mobile devices, and patients' awareness and use of patient portals.

Methods

Patients (n=918) who visited one of 6 primary care clinics in the Northwest US completed a survey about health technology use, medical conditions, and demographics.

Results

More patients were comfortable sharing mobile health information with providers than having third parties store

SUBMITTER: Bauer AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5603303 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature