Technology Access, Technical Assistance, and Disparities in Inpatient Portal Use.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Disadvantaged populations, including minorities and the elderly, use patient portals less often than relatively more advantaged populations. Limited access to and experience with technology contribute to these disparities. Free access to devices, the Internet, and technical assistance may eliminate disparities in portal use.

Objective

To examine predictors of frequent versus infrequent portal use among hospitalized patients who received free access to an iPad, the Internet, and technical assistance.

Materials and methods

This subgroup analysis includes 146 intervention-arm participants from a pragmatic randomized controlled trial of an inpatient portal. The participants received free access to an iPad and inpatient portal while hospitalized on

SUBMITTER: Grossman LV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6335107 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature