TY - JOUR
T1 - Factors associated with patient trust in electronic health records used in primary care settings
AU - Qiao, Yao
AU - Asan, Onur
AU - Montague, Enid
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Fellowship of Postgraduate Medicine.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Objective: This study aimed to identify factors associated with patient trust in electronic health records (EHRs) used in primary care. Method: A cross-sectional study conducted at five primary care clinics in the Midwestern United States gathered patients[U+05F3] post-visit responses to a validated written survey questionnaire consisting of close-ended questions. Results: A total of 142 patients responded to the survey. Of the survey respondents, 87.3% reported a positive trust attitude toward EHRs used in their primary care. Bivariate logistic regression analyses found that patient trust in EHRs was associated with the patient having complete trust in the physician, patient perception of characteristics of EHRs, and patient perception of how the physician used the technology. Conclusions: This study found a generally positive patient attitude toward EHRs used in primary care. The study findings indicate that it is important to provide increased health informatics training to health care providers.
AB - Objective: This study aimed to identify factors associated with patient trust in electronic health records (EHRs) used in primary care. Method: A cross-sectional study conducted at five primary care clinics in the Midwestern United States gathered patients[U+05F3] post-visit responses to a validated written survey questionnaire consisting of close-ended questions. Results: A total of 142 patients responded to the survey. Of the survey respondents, 87.3% reported a positive trust attitude toward EHRs used in their primary care. Bivariate logistic regression analyses found that patient trust in EHRs was associated with the patient having complete trust in the physician, patient perception of characteristics of EHRs, and patient perception of how the physician used the technology. Conclusions: This study found a generally positive patient attitude toward EHRs used in primary care. The study findings indicate that it is important to provide increased health informatics training to health care providers.
KW - Electronic health records
KW - Health information technology
KW - Patient trust
KW - Patient-centered care
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U2 - 10.1016/j.hlpt.2015.08.001
DO - 10.1016/j.hlpt.2015.08.001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84949949668
SN - 2211-8837
VL - 4
SP - 357
EP - 363
JO - Health Policy and Technology
JF - Health Policy and Technology
IS - 4
ER -