Disha Kumar|Vagish Hemmige|Michael A. Kallen|Thomas P. Giordano|Monisha Arya
Mobile Phones May Not Bridge the Digital Divide: A Look at Mobile Phone Literacy in an Underserved Patient Population
Baylor College of Medicine|Montefiore Medical Center|Northwestern University|Baylor College of Medicine|Montefiore Medical Center|Northwestern University|Baylor College of Medicine|Montefiore Medical Center|Northwestern University|Baylor College of Medicine|Montefiore Medical Center|Northwestern University|Baylor College of Medicine|Montefiore Medical Center|Northwestern University
mobile health mhealth promise improve patient access disease prevention health promotion services however historically underserved populations may poor access mobile phones may aware comfortable using phone features objectives assess mobile phone ownership mobile phone literacy among lowincome predominately racial ethnic minority patientswe conducted crosssectional survey convenience sample primary care patients publiclyfunded clinic houston txof 285 participants 240 owned mobile phone 129 owned smartphone common uses phones talk 89 text messaging 65 28 smartphone owners health apps younger age significantly associated smartphone ownership use smartphones internet browsing social media appsour findings safetynet patient population represent trends mobile phone ownership literacy despite singlesite location study findings could helpful health promotion practitioners working similar underserved populations mhealth interventions employ phone features accessible familiar target audience avoid denying intervention benefits low mobile phone literacy therefore widen health disparities