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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedAllende-Richter S, Benitez AD, Ramirez M
A patient portal intervention to promote adolescent and young adult self-management skills.
This study’s objective was to examine whether a patient portal educational intervention is acceptable and can improve adolescent and young adult (AYA) self-management skills toward transition readiness to adult care. The authors conducted a single site feasibility study using a mixed research method consisting of 1) a patient portal one-on-one educational intervention with pre- and postsurveys adapted from the Transition Readiness Assessment Questionnaire to assess participant self-management skills and portal user activity; 2) a portal user experience that was assessed through semistructured interviews until thematic saturation was reached. Study participants were 13 to 25 years old and received care at an academic-affiliated community pediatric clinic, of whom 78 (60%) completed the pre- and post-surveys. Following the educational intervention, they observed an increase in participants self-reporting knowing how to access their protected health information and in the proportion of participants self-reporting to strongly agree to know their medication. They also observed an increase in portal user access at 3 weeks. The median number of logins was 2 per participant.
AHRQ-funded; HS000063.
Citation: Allende-Richter S, Benitez AD, Ramirez M .
A patient portal intervention to promote adolescent and young adult self-management skills.
Acad Pediatr 2023 Aug; 23(6):1252-58. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2023.02.003..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Young Adults, Patient Self-Management, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Health Information Technology (HIT)
Speck AL, Hess M, Baptist AP
An electronic asthma self-management intervention for young African American adults.
The objective of this study was to develop and assess the feasibility of an electronic asthma self-management program for young African American adults. The researchers found that all subjects completing the 2-week postprogram survey reported that the program was helpful, and 97% would recommend it to others. Asthma control as measured by the Asthma Control Test improved, and asthma quality of life as measured by the Mini Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire also improved. They concluded that the Breathe Michigan program is feasible for recruitment and retention, and demonstrated an improvement in asthma control and quality of life for young African American adults.
AHRQ-funded; HS020977.
Citation: Speck AL, Hess M, Baptist AP .
An electronic asthma self-management intervention for young African American adults.
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2016 Jan-Feb;4(1):89-95.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2015.08.007.
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Keywords: Asthma, Health Information Technology (HIT), Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Patient Self-Management, Young Adults