Steven S. Coughlin|Vahé Heboyan|Lesley Williams|Christos Hatzigeorgiou
Use of a web portal among adult clinic patients seen for type 2 diabetes mellitus
Augusta University Health|Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center|Augusta University Health|Augusta University|Augusta University
background determine number adult clinic patients seen type 2 diabetes mellitus t2dm academic medical center examine characteristics registered web portal methods electronic records reviewed identify web portal registration patients treated t2dm age sex race hispanic ethnicity service general internal medicine endocrinology results total 1401 patients t2dm seen general internal medicine endocrinology outpatient clinics less one third 32 registered web portal women likely registered web portal men odds ratio 125 95 ci 099157 p0063 black patients less likely registered whites 040 95 ci 031051 p0001 patients 1825 years age less likely registered web portal along 56 60 66 years age multivariate analysis statistically significant association observed web portal registration general internal medicine clinic vs endocrinology clinic 296 p0001 inverse associations observed age 1825 years male sex adjusted 071 p0006 black race 033 p0001 conclusions additional research needed identify portal design features improve glycemic control interventions increase use patient portals especially among black patients t2dm low health literacy computer literacy