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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2015 Jan 7;54(8):765–774. doi: 10.1177/0009922814565883

Table 3.

Perceived Usefulness of Actual and Hypothetical MyChart Features

All Respondents MyChart Users MyChart Non-Users
count 1-Not at all useful (%) 2-not useful (%) 3- useful (%) 4-very useful (%) mean scorea count mean scorea count mean scorea p-valueb


Usefulness for care of my child's ADHD:
 A. Ability to request/schedule appointments 170 9 6 25 60 3.4 40 3.4 130 3.3 0.64
 B. Ability to email my child's doctors 168 11 12 21 56 3.2 39 3.5 129 3.1 0.09
 C. Ability to access information about ADHD 169 11 9 27 53 3.2 40 3.4 129 3.2 0.20
 D. Ability to request medication refills 172 8 7 23 62 3.4 40 3.3 132 3.4 0.62
 E. Ability to share information with my child's healthcare providers 170 8 7 26 59 3.3 40 3.6 130 3.3 0.12
 F. Ability to track my child's symptoms 171 10 17 26 47 3.1 40 3.1 131 3.1 0.86
  Summary Score: 168 3.1 40 3.4 137 3.1 0.12
Usefulness for my child's care in general
 A. Ability to track lab results over time 168 8 11 25 57 3.3 40 3.4 128 3.3 0.59
 B. Ability to review immunizations 166 5 7 22 66 3.5 40 3.8 126 3.4 0.02
 C. Ability to track doctor visits 164 5 5 27 62 3.5 39 3.7 125 3.4 0.04
 D. Ability to have medical information available at any time 168 7 4 21 69 3.5 40 3.7 128 3.5 0.16
 E. Ability to print my child's medication information 168 7 5 20 67 3.5 40 3.7 128 3.4 0.07
 F. Reminders about check-ups, tests, etc. 165 4 8 22 66 3.5 40 3.8 125 3.4 0.01
  Summary Score: 158 3.5 39 3.7 119 3.4 0.06
a

on Likert Scale 1–4 where 1=not at all useful, 2=not useful, 3=useful and 4=very useful.

b

Pearson’s Chi-Square comparing MyChart Users vs MyChart Nonusers.