Characteristics of patients using patient portals in oncology
Cet article analyse les caractéristiques associées aux patients atteints de cancer et utilisant des portails en ligne mettant à disposition des informations médicales les concernant
Nationwide, health care institutions have implemented electronic patient portals, providing patients real-time access to their health information and physicians. Portals have been studied extensively in primary care and certain specialty settings, but only recently has use in oncology been investigated. Longitudinal cancer care may be more intensive than many other specialties, resulting in increased portal data flow.1 However, little is known about how patients access incoming portal data. In this study, we analyzed the likelihood of accessing portal data according to patient characteristics and type of portal content.
JAMA Oncology 2018