Table 3.
Descriptive statistics for patient health engagement (PHE) before (T0) and after (T1) exposure to the patient portal across the experimental conditions (N=487).
| Experimental conditions | n | PHE at T0, mean (SE) | PHE at T1, mean (SE) | P value | |
| Normal blood test results |
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Without text | 83 | 5.02 (.14) | 4.73 (.16) | .03 |
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With text | 82 | 5.51 (.14) | 5.46 (.16) | .71 |
| Partially abnormal blood test results |
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Without text | 87 | 5.16 (.15) | 4.31 (.16) | <.001 |
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With text | 74 | 5.16 (.14) | 5.19 (.16) | .81 |
| Abnormal blood test results |
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Without text | 78 | 5.39 (.14) | 4.61 (.09) | <.001 |
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With text | 83 | 5.31 (.15) | 4.73 (.17) | <.001 |