Barriers to patient, provider, and caregiver adoption and use of electronic personal health records in chronic care: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Electronic personal health records (ePHRs) are defined as electronic applications through which individuals can access, manage, and share health information in a private, secure, and confidential environment. Existing evidence shows their benefits in improving outcomes, especially for chronic disease patients. However, their use has not been as widespread as expected partly due to barriers faced in their adoption and use. We aimed to identify the types of barriers to a patient, provider, and caregiver adoption/use of ePHRs and to analyze their extent in chronic disease care.

Methods

A systematic search in Medline, PubMed, Science Direct, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and the I

SUBMITTER: Niazkhani Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7341472 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature