@article{3cec971bbc974a03a2fe1aacaace0bbc,
title = "How Do Patients with Mental Health Diagnoses Use Online Patient Portals? An Observational Analysis from the Veterans Health Administration",
abstract = "Online patient portals may be effective for engaging patients with mental health conditions in their own health care. This retrospective database analysis reports patient portal use among Veterans with mental health diagnoses. Unadjusted and adjusted odds of portal feature use was calculated using logistic regressions. Having experienced military sexual trauma or having an anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, or depression were associated with increased odds of portal use; bipolar, substance use, psychotic and adjustment disorders were associated with decreased odds. Future research should examine factors that influence portal use to understand diagnosis-level differences and improve engagement with such tools.",
keywords = "Engagement, Health information technology, Mental health, Patient portals, Veterans",
author = "Bella Etingen and Hogan, {Timothy P.} and Martinez, {Rachael N.} and Stephanie Shimada and Kevin Stroupe and Kim Nazi and Connolly, {Samantha L.} and Jessica Lipschitz and Weaver, {Frances M.} and Bridget Smith",
note = "Funding Information: This study was supported by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Research and Development, Health Services Research and Development Service (IIR 14-041). The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Veterans Affairs or the United States government. This manuscript is not under review elsewhere and the contents have not been part of any prior publication. All authors listed have contributed sufficiently to the project to be included as authors, and all those who are qualified to be authors are listed in the author byline; all authors have approved the submitted version of this manuscript. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019, This is a U.S. Government work and not under copyright protection in the US; foreign copyright protection may apply.",
year = "2019",
month = sep,
day = "15",
doi = "10.1007/s10488-019-00938-x",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "46",
pages = "596--608",
journal = "Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research",
issn = "0894-587X",
publisher = "Human Sciences Press",
number = "5",
}
