Oncology Patients' Experiences With Novel Electronic Patient Portals to Support Care and Treatment: Qualitative Study With Early Users and Nonusers of Portals in Alberta, Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Background

With the current proliferation of clinical information technologies internationally, patient portals are increasingly being adopted in health care. Research, conducted mostly in the United States, shows that oncology patients have a keen interest in portals to gain access to and track comprehensive personal health information. In Canada, patient portals are relatively new and research into their use and effects is currently emerging. There is a need to understand oncology patients' experiences of using eHealth tools and to ground these experiences in local sociopolitical contexts of technology implementation, while seeking to devise strategies to enhance portal benefits.

Objective

The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of oncology patients and th

SUBMITTER: Santos AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8663539 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature