The Effects of Online Access to General Practice Medical Records Perceived by Patients: Longitudinal Survey Study.

Rosa R L C Thielmann Ciska Hoving Jochen W L Cals Rik Crutzen

Published in: Journal of medical Internet research (2023)

Online access to medical records has the potential to empower patients and foster informed decision-making among patients. The effects in this study were small but might grow over time. Other factors, such as the attitude of general practitioners toward online access to medical records, might moderate these effects. The results indicate that the potential benefits of online access to medical records might be unevenly distributed. We suggest future exploration of the conditions under which online access to medical records can improve health care system functioning and efficiency without increasing health inequality.

Keyphrases

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health information
social media
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mental health
decision making
prognostic factors
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high intensity
current status