title: [Opinion survey on the use of personal health records in the Region of Murcia (Spain)].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify the opinions of patients of the Murcia Health Service on the adoption of personal health records (PHRs) and the factors associated with these opinions.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross sectional and descriptive study was performed by personal survey of a sample of individuals (N=156) aged between 14 and 80 years old in five public health facilities of districts VI and VII of the Health Service of Murcia.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 87.8% of the population stated they would use PHRs. Respondents aged 24-33 years old were 13.15 times more willing to use PHRs (95% CI: 1.09-157.42) than people over 63 years old. A lower probability of using PHRs was found in people who did not use the Internet, with an odds ratio of 0.31 (95% CI: 0.07-1.29); this difference was not statistically significant.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Most of the patients surveyed had never heard of PHRs but most would be willing to use them.
authors: Departamento de Informática y Sistemas, Facultad de Informática, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, España. aleman@um.es
authors: José Luis
authors: JL
authors: Fernández Alemán
authors: Isabel
authors: I
authors: Hernández
authors: Ana Belén
authors: AB
authors: Sánchez García
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001290:Attitude; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D055991:Health Records, Personal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013030:Spain; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Acceso de los pacientes a los registros; Encuestas de atención de la salud; Health care surveys; Health facilities; Health records personal; Instituciones de salud; Pacientes; Patient access to records; Patients; Registros de salud personal