Patient Electronic Health Record Portal Use and Patient-Centered Outcomes in CKD.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale & objective

Electronic health record portals are increasingly emphasized in chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, associations of portal use with clinical and patient-centered outcomes remain unknown.

Study design

Cross-sectional survey (April 2015 to March 2018).

Setting & participants

Nondialysis patients with CKD from nephrology clinics within 1 academic medical center.

Exposures

Patient demographics (age, sex, race, ethnicity, education, and income), kidney function.

Outcomes

Association between portal use as an outcome and exposures. Additionally, associations of portal use and patient demographics with 4 patient-centered outcomes (CKD-specific knowledge, stress, and 2 self-ratings of health).

Analytic approach

Logistic regression

SUBMITTER: Tome J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8039427 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature