Email Patient-Provider Communication and Cancer Screenings Among US Adults: Cross-sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The growth of electronic medical records and use of patient portals have allowed for patients and health care providers to communicate via email and direct messaging between health care visits. Email patient-provider communication (PPC) may enhance traditional face-to-face PPC by allowing patients to ask questions, receive clear explanations, engage in shared decision-making, and confirm their understanding between in-person visits. Despite increasing trends in the use of email PPC since the early 2000s, few studies have evaluated associations between email PPC and the uptake of preventive services.

Objective

The objective of this study was to determine associations between the use of email PPC and the likelihood of undergoing breast, cervical, and colon cancer sc

SUBMITTER: Kindratt TB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8367146 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature