Examining the Relationship between Health Literacy, Health Numeracy, and Patient Portal Use.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The objective of this study is to investigate the relationships between health literacy and numeracy (HLN) and patient portal use, measured in inpatient and outpatient settings.

Methods

Using data collected as part of a pragmatic randomized controlled trial conducted across the inpatient population of a U.S.-based academic medical center, the present study evaluated the relationships between patients' perceptions of health literacy and their skills, interpreting medical information with metrics of engagement with patient portals.

Results

Self-reported levels of HLN for patients in the study sample (n = 654) were not significantly associated with inpatient portal use as measured by frequency of use or the number of different inpatient portal functions

SUBMITTER: Di Tosto G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9259204 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature