Characterization of Adult Patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder that Use Patient Portal.
AMIA Annu Symp Proc
; 2023: 1267-1276, 2023.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38222351
ABSTRACT
Patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) access healthcare frequently, yet little is known about their interactions with patient portals. To describe adults with ASD using patient portal, we conducted regression analyses of visit history, demographics, co-occurring conditions and diagnoses, and patient portal use to determine factors most indicative of whether a patient 1) has sent at least one message (via patient or proxy) and 2) has at least one message sent on their behalf via a proxy account after they turned 18 years old. The 2,412-person cohort had 996 (41.3%) patients who had sent at least one message on their account with 129 (5.3%) of patients having at least one proxy message. This study found that adults with ASD are less likely to use messaging functionality and more likely to have a message sent via proxy than other patient populations. Comorbid mental illness was correlated with using messaging functionality.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Patient Portals
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
AMIA Annu Symp Proc
Journal subject:
INFORMATICA MEDICA
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article
Country of publication:
United States