1. The Role of PAEHRs in Patient Involvement.
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Wass, Sofie and Vimarlund, Vivian
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INTERVIEWING , *CASE studies , *MEDICAL care , *PATIENT-professional relations , *RESEARCH , *RESEARCH funding , *HEALTH self-care , *PATIENT participation , *DECISION making in clinical medicine , *ACCESS to information , *ELECTRONIC health records - Abstract
With increased patient access to data, healthcare services are experiencing change where patients are moving away from being mere passive actors towards becoming more active and involved participants. In this paper, we explore the role of patient accessible electronic health records (PAEHRs) with respect to this increase in patient involvement. The study was performed as a case study and included nine interviews with patients and a survey that was responded to by 56 patients. Our results show that PAEHRs have a role in the enhancement of patient involvement because PAEHRs (i) foster a more balanced relationship between patients and healthcare professionals and (ii) increase access to information. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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