title: Describing the evolution of mobile technology usage for Latino patients and comparing findings to national mHealth estimates.
abstract: Describe the change in mobile technology used by an urban Latino population between 2011 and 2014, and compare findings with national estimates.
  
  
  
  Patients were surveyed on medical history and mobile technology use. We analyzed specific areas of mobile health capacity stratified by chronic disease, age, language preference, and educational attainment.
  
  
  
  Of 2144 Latino patients, the percentage that owned a cell phone and texted were in-line with Pew estimates, but app usage was not. Patients with chronic disease had reduced access to mobile devices (P < .001) and lower use of mobile phone functionalities.
  
  
  
  Prior research suggests that Latinos can access mHealth; however, we observed lower rates among Latino patients actively seeking heath care.
  
  
  
  Published national estimates do not accurately reflect the mobile technology use of Latino patients served by our public safety-net facility. The difference is greater for older, less educated patients with chronic disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA Sanjay.arora@usc.edu.
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Kelsey
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ford
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Terp
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Tiffany
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Abramson
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Ryan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ruiz
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Marissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Camilon
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Coyne
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Chun Nok
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Menchine
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Burner
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002140:California; D040421:Cell Phone / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D060145:Text Messaging / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Latinos; Mobile health; public health; text messaging