Factors Affecting Patients' Use of Electronic Personal Health Records in England: Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Electronic personal health records (ePHRs) are secure Web-based tools that enable individuals to access, manage, and share their medical records. England recently introduced a nationwide ePHR called Patient Online. As with ePHRs in other countries, adoption rates of Patient Online remain low. Understanding factors affecting patients' ePHR use is important to increase adoption rates and improve the implementation success of ePHRs.

Objective

This study aimed to examine factors associated with patients' use of ePHRs in England.

Methods

The unified theory of acceptance and use of technology was adapted to the use of ePHRs. To empirically examine the adapted model, a cross-sectional survey of a convenience sample was carried out in 4 general practices in West Yo

SUBMITTER: Abd-Alrazaq A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6693305 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature