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Experiences and Attitudes 
of Patients Reading their 
Medical Records 
differences between readers and recurrent readers	

Isto Huvila1,2, Mats Daniels1, Åsa Cajander1 
and Rose-Mharie Åhlfeldt2
	


1. Uppsala University 
2. School of Business and Economics, Åbo Akademi University 
3. University of Skövde
Information
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Uppsala
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Empirical study	

•  Postal survey with possibility to answer anonymously
on the web	

•  June-August 2012	

•  Mailed to 1000 patients, final sample N=354 (35,3 %)	

–  Fully anonymous, no reminders or other tracking of the
respondents	


•  Descriptive statistics and ANOVA (Tamhane’s T2) in
SPSS 21.0
Questionnaire	

1.  Ordering a copy of the medical record: how, why,
how many times?	

2.  Interest in online access and other e-Health services	

3.  Perceived benefits and threats of such services	

4.  Health information behaviour	

5.  Self-perceived health	

6.  Demographics
Respondents	

Secondary or higher education /
Lower / Nor formal education
Internet access at home / No access
at home
1+ h Internet user per day / Less /
Non-users
Employed/Retired/Other
Born in Sweden/abroad
Male/Female
0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%
No difficulties to understand	


I understood the parts I was
interested in

I understood the most written on the
medical record

4,2

4,25

4,3

4,35

4,4

4,45
Reasons to read	

To engage my relatives in my healthcare
For Social Security Agency
To get an insurance
For another care provider
Follow-up of a visit
Uncertain whether I received correct care
Check some details
Overview of care history
General interest

0 0,5 1 1,5 2 2,5 3 3,5 4 4,5
Interactions
Groups	


Recurrent readers	

Second-timers	

First-timers
Why?	

It helps to improve my healthcare

It is a premise for active participation
in care

To follow up of a visit

To get an overview of the earlier care
3,5 3,6 3,7 3,8 3,9 4 4,1 4,2 4,3 4,4 4,5
Attitudes	

•  Are unlikely to ask
from family members
of relatives that the
two other groups
(2.48)	

•  Do not want to read
possibly worrying
hypotheses online
(1.67)
Characteristics	

•  Read medical literature	

•  Member in patient organisations	

•  Older	

•  Female	

•  Have worked in contact with healthcare	

•  Use computers less frequently than the first-timers
Second-timers	

–  Most positive of all
to the possibility to
read the medical
records online
(4.37)	

–  Most intrested in
self complementing
the record with
relevant
information (3.33)
Attitudes	

•  Least interested in
reading their medical
record online (2.26)
Characteristics	

•  Better self-perceived
health (than with
recurrent users) (3.93)	

•  Least worried about
their health (2.42)	

•  Least care visits (3.21)
Comparisons and context	

•  Earlier findings on interest in reading medical records	

–  Interest is low, ~0,4-4%	

–  Data from USA, Denmark (1970s)	


•  The case of Uppsala	

–  11 000 copies ordered annually (-2012), ~ 300 000 patients
(3,7%)	

–  Current data shows that 	

•  55 % first-timers	

•  19 % second-timers	

•  22 % recurrent readers
Impact?	

Conclusions
Huvila, I. Information Services and Digital Literacy: In search
of the boundaries of knowing. Chandos, 2012.
Experiences and Attitudes of Patients
Reading their Medical Records 
differences between readers and recurrent readers	


Isto Huvila1,2, Mats Daniels1, Åsa Cajander1 and Rose-Mharie Åhlfeldt2
1. Uppsala University 2. Åbo Akademi University 3. University of Skövde	

	


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Experiences and Attitudes of Patients Reading their Medical Records

  • 1. Experiences and Attitudes of Patients Reading their Medical Records differences between readers and recurrent readers Isto Huvila1,2, Mats Daniels1, Åsa Cajander1 and Rose-Mharie Åhlfeldt2 1. Uppsala University 2. School of Business and Economics, Åbo Akademi University 3. University of Skövde
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  • 13. Empirical study •  Postal survey with possibility to answer anonymously on the web •  June-August 2012 •  Mailed to 1000 patients, final sample N=354 (35,3 %) –  Fully anonymous, no reminders or other tracking of the respondents •  Descriptive statistics and ANOVA (Tamhane’s T2) in SPSS 21.0
  • 14. Questionnaire 1.  Ordering a copy of the medical record: how, why, how many times? 2.  Interest in online access and other e-Health services 3.  Perceived benefits and threats of such services 4.  Health information behaviour 5.  Self-perceived health 6.  Demographics
  • 15. Respondents Secondary or higher education / Lower / Nor formal education Internet access at home / No access at home 1+ h Internet user per day / Less / Non-users Employed/Retired/Other Born in Sweden/abroad Male/Female 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
  • 16. No difficulties to understand I understood the parts I was interested in I understood the most written on the medical record 4,2 4,25 4,3 4,35 4,4 4,45
  • 17. Reasons to read To engage my relatives in my healthcare For Social Security Agency To get an insurance For another care provider Follow-up of a visit Uncertain whether I received correct care Check some details Overview of care history General interest 0 0,5 1 1,5 2 2,5 3 3,5 4 4,5
  • 20. Why? It helps to improve my healthcare It is a premise for active participation in care To follow up of a visit To get an overview of the earlier care 3,5 3,6 3,7 3,8 3,9 4 4,1 4,2 4,3 4,4 4,5
  • 21. Attitudes •  Are unlikely to ask from family members of relatives that the two other groups (2.48) •  Do not want to read possibly worrying hypotheses online (1.67)
  • 22. Characteristics •  Read medical literature •  Member in patient organisations •  Older •  Female •  Have worked in contact with healthcare •  Use computers less frequently than the first-timers
  • 23. Second-timers –  Most positive of all to the possibility to read the medical records online (4.37) –  Most intrested in self complementing the record with relevant information (3.33)
  • 24. Attitudes •  Least interested in reading their medical record online (2.26)
  • 25. Characteristics •  Better self-perceived health (than with recurrent users) (3.93) •  Least worried about their health (2.42) •  Least care visits (3.21)
  • 26. Comparisons and context •  Earlier findings on interest in reading medical records –  Interest is low, ~0,4-4% –  Data from USA, Denmark (1970s) •  The case of Uppsala –  11 000 copies ordered annually (-2012), ~ 300 000 patients (3,7%) –  Current data shows that •  55 % first-timers •  19 % second-timers •  22 % recurrent readers
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  • 31. Huvila, I. Information Services and Digital Literacy: In search of the boundaries of knowing. Chandos, 2012.
  • 32. Experiences and Attitudes of Patients Reading their Medical Records differences between readers and recurrent readers Isto Huvila1,2, Mats Daniels1, Åsa Cajander1 and Rose-Mharie Åhlfeldt2 1. Uppsala University 2. Åbo Akademi University 3. University of Skövde More information (e) isto.huvila@abm.uu.se (t) @ihuvila (w) (w) http://www.it.uu.se/research/hci/dome/ www.istohuvila.se