Willingness to Exchange Health Information via Mobile Devices: Findings From a Population-Based Survey
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PURPOSE: The rapid proliferation of mobile devices offers unprecedented opportunities for patients and health care professionals to exchange health information electronically, but little is known about patients' willingness to exchange various types of health information using these devices. We examined willingness to exchange different types of health information via mobile devices, and assessed whether sociodemographic characteristics and trust in clinicians were associated with willingness in a nationally representative sample. METHODS: We analyzed data for 3,165 patients captured in the 2013 Health Information National Trends Survey. Multinomial logistic regression analysis was conducted to test differences in willingness. Ordinal logistic regression analysis assessed correlates of willingness to exchange 9 types of information separately. RESULTS: Participants were very willing to exchange appointment reminders (odds ratio [OR] = 6.66; 95% CI, 5.68-7.81), general health tips (OR = 2.03; 95% CI, 1.74-2.38), medication reminders (OR = 2.73; 95% CI, 2.35-3.19), laboratory/test results (OR = 1.76; 95% CI, 1.62-1.92), vital signs (OR = 1.63; 95% CI, 1.48-1.80), lifestyle behaviors (OR = 1.40; 95% CI, 1.24-1.58), and symptoms (OR = 1.62; 95% CI, 1.46-1.79) as compared with diagnostic information. Older adults had lower odds of being more willing to exchange any type of information. Education, income, and trust in health care professional information correlated with willingness to exchange certain types of information. CONCLUSIONS: Respondents were less willing to exchange via mobile devices information that may be considered sensitive or complex. Age, socioeconomic factors, and trust in professional information were associated with willingness to engage in mobile health information exchange. Both information type and demographic group should be considered when developing and tailoring mobile technologies for patient-clinician communication.
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- Authors
- Serrano, K. J., Yu, M., Riley, W. T., Patel, V., Hughes, P., Marchesini, K., & Atienza, A. A.
- Affiliations
- National Institutes of Health (US)
- National Cancer Institute (US)
- United States Department of Health and Human Services (US)
- Venue
- The Annals of Family Medicine
- Publisher
- Annals of Family Medicine
- Published
- 2016-01-01
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 34-40
- ISSN
- 1544-1709 (ISSN-L)
- 1544-1717
- PMC
- PMC4709153
- OpenAlex
- W2237568987
- Cited by
- 89
- References
- 26
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 14 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 10 · 2016: 7
- FWCI
- 24.80
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Locations
- The Annals of Family Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Health Information Management › Electronic Health Records Systems
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Health Information Management › Health, Technology, Consumer Behavior
- Keywords
- mobile health, health information exchange, patient willingness, mobile devices, patient-clinician communication, clinician trust, sensitive health data, appointment reminders, medication reminders, laboratory findings, sociodemographic factors, older adults, socioeconomic factors, Health Information National Trends Survey
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Cross-Sectional Studies, Educational Status, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Physician-Patient Relations, Surveys and Questionnaires, Socioeconomic Factors, United States, Logistic Models, Odds Ratio, Telemedicine, Disclosure, Information Dissemination, Trust, Young Adult, Health Records, Personal
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