Acceptability of Health Information Exchange and Patient Portal Use in Depression Care Among Underrepresented Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Depression is often untreated or undertreated, particularly among underrepresented groups, such as racial and ethnic minorities, and individuals of lower socioeconomic status. Electronic health information exchange (HIE) is a recommended practice to improve care coordination and encourage patient engagement in services, but it remains underutilized in depression care. Understanding factors affecting acceptance and adoption of this technology among underrepresented patient populations is needed to increase dissemination of HIE within mental health treatment.

Objective

The present study aims to identify patient barriers and facilitators towards the acceptance of HIE within the context of depression treatment and to examine how HIE impacts depression-related care coo

SUBMITTER: Matthews EB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8821856 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature