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. 2016 Sep 6;5(3):e176. doi: 10.2196/resprot.4672

Table 2.

Patient characteristics and PHR use in study participants compared to a virtual cohort of regular PHR users.



Study group (n=45) Virtual cohort (n=400) P value
Inpatient characteristics

Hospital length of stay, days 5.79 4.51 .37

Previous PHR experience, n (%) 22 (50) 400 (100) <.01
PHR use during hospitalization

Logins per person, mean 2.74 2.99 .64

Medication tab views, mean 2.12 1.07 <.01

Test results tab views, mean 1.42 2.21 .28

Appointments tab views, mean 0.69 1.34 .11

Provider messaging inbox views, mean 1.63 4.34 .04
PHR use after hospitalization (up to 7 days after discharge)

Logins per person, mean 4.04 3.87 .83

Medication tab views, mean 2.93 1.46 <.01

Test results tab views, mean 6.28 4.29 .37

Appointments tab views, mean 2.72 2.01 .32

Provider messaging inbox views, mean 3.91 6.11 .36