Adoption and use of an online patient portal for diabetes (Diabetes-STAR).
Online patient portals, which provide patients with personal information and facilitate electronic doctor-patient communication, can help patients manage chronic diseases. These systems will be most beneficial if they have broad and durable appeal. In a randomized trial, we compared a portal providing generic diabetes self-management information to one providing personalized information (Diabetes-STAR). We assessed (1) the characteristics of patient-users and (2) whether including personalized content promotes sustained use.
Ross
Stephen E
SE
Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
Haverhals
Leah M
LM
Main
Deborah S
DS
Bull
Sheana S
SS
Pratte
Katherine
K
Lin
Che-Tan
CT
D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009862:Online Systems; D012648:Self Care; D017216:Telemedicine