Development and preliminary evaluation of a patient portal messaging for research recruitment service
IntroductionWe developed a service to identify potential study participants through electronic medical records and deliver study invitations through patient portals.MethodsThe service was piloted in a cohort study that used multiple recruitment methods.ResultsPatient portal messages were sent to 130...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2018-02-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical and Translational Science |
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| Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2059866118000109/type/journal_article |
| Summary: | IntroductionWe developed a service to identify potential study participants through electronic medical records and deliver study invitations through patient portals.MethodsThe service was piloted in a cohort study that used multiple recruitment methods.ResultsPatient portal messages were sent to 1303 individuals and the enrollment rate was 10% (n=127). The patient portal enrollment rate was significantly higher than email and post mail (4%) strategies.ConclusionPatient portal messaging was an effective recruitment strategy. |
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| ISSN: | 2059-8661 |