Amy Leader|Lisa Capparella|Lauren Waldman|Rebecca Cammy|Alison Petok|Rebecca Dean|Ayako Shimada|Liana Yocavitch|Kristin L. Rising|Gregory Garber|Brooke Worster|Adam P. Dicker
Digital Literacy at an Urban Cancer Center: Implications for Technology Use and Vulnerable Patients
Thomas Jefferson University|Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center|Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center|Thomas Jefferson University|Thomas Jefferson University|Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center|Thomas Jefferson University|Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center|Thomas Jefferson University|Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center|University of Pennsylvania|Thomas Jefferson University|Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center|Thomas Jefferson University|Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center|Thomas Jefferson University|Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center|Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center|Thomas Jefferson University|Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center|Thomas Jefferson University|Thomas Jefferson University|Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center
ehealth literacy ability seek find understand appraise health information electronic sources become increasingly relevant era covid19 many aspects patient care became dependent technology aimed understand ehealth literacy among diverse sample patients cancer discuss ways health systems cancer centers ensure patients access highquality carea crosssectional survey patients cancer caregivers conducted ncidesignated cancer center assess access internet smartphone ownership use mobile apps willingness engage remotely health care team use patient portal descriptive statistics bivariate analyses used assess frequencies significant differences variablesof 363 participants 55 n 201 female 71 n 241 identified nonhispanic white 29 n 85 reported highest level education high school diploma 90 n 323 reported access internet 82 n 283 reported owning smartphone younger patients college degree significantly likely smartphone access health information online know download app interest communicating health care team remotely account electronic patient portalas cancer centers increasingly engage patients electronic mobile applications patients low limited digital literacy may excluded exacerbating current cancer health disparities patient provider systemlevel technology barriers must understood mitigated