title: Design Considerations for Patient Portal Adoption by Low-Income, Older Adults.
abstract: This paper describes the results of an interview study investigating facilitators and barriers to adoption of patient portals among low-income, older adults in rural and urban populations in the southeastern United States. We describe attitudes of this population of older adults and their current level of technology use and patient portal use. From qualitative analysis of 36 patient interviews and 16 caregiver interviews within these communities, we derive themes related to benefits of portals, barriers to use, concerns and desired features. Based on our initial findings, we present a set of considerations for designing the patient portal user experience, aimed at helping healthcare clinics to meet U.S. federally-mandated 'meaningful use' requirements.
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
authors.forename: Celine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Latulipe
authors.affiliation: Wake Forest School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gatto
authors.affiliation: Wake Forest School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Ha T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.affiliation: Wake Forest School of Medicine.
authors.forename: David P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.affiliation: Wake Forest School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Sara A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Quandt
authors.affiliation: Wake Forest School of Medicine, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Alain G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Bertoni
authors.affiliation: Greene County Health Care.
authors.forename: Alden
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Wake Forest School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Arcury
keywords: eHealth; elderly populations; low-income populations; patient portals; technology barriers