Use and the Users of a Patient Portal: Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient portals offer patients access to their medical information and tools to communicate with health care providers. It has been shown that patient portals have the potential to positively impact health outcomes and efficiency of health care. It is therefore important that health care organizations identify the patients who use or do not use the patient portal and explore the reasons in either case. The Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) is a frequently used theory for explaining the use of information technology. It consists of the following constructs: performance expectancy, effort expectancy, social influence, facilitating conditions, and behavioral intention to use.

Objective

This study aimed to explore the prevalence of patient por

SUBMITTER: Hoogenbosch B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6231740 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature