Unintended consequences of patient online access to health records: a qualitative study in UK primary care

Journal article

Background: Although many surveys have been conducted on patients accessing their own health records in recent years, there is a limited amount of nationwide cross-country data available on patients’ views and preferences. To address this gap, an international survey of patient users was conducted in the Nordic eHealth project, NORDeHEALTH. Objective: We aimed to investigate the sociodemographic characteristics and experiences of patients who accessed their electronic health records (EHRs)...

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Authors: Turner, A; Morris, R; McDonagh, L; Hamilton, F; Blake, S

• Publication status: Published
• Peer review status: Peer reviewed
• Publisher: Royal College of General Practitioners
• Journal: British Journal of General Practice
• Volume: 73
• Issue: 726
• Pages: e67-e74
• Publication date: 2022-09-05
• DOI: 10.3399/bjgp.2021.0720
• EISSN: 1478-5242
• ISSN: 0960-1643
• Language: English
• Keywords: Workload; Psychological intervention; Medical record; Unintended consequences; Patient safety; Computer science; Documentation; Nursing; Psychology; Medicine; Quality (philosophy); Medical emergency; Qualitative research; Harm; Health care