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Information Sharing Preferences of Older Patients and Their Families
Author(s) -
Bradley H. Crotty,
Jan Walker,
Meghan Dierks,
Lewis A. Lipsitz,
Jacqueline O’Brien,
Shira H. Fischer,
Warner V. Slack,
Charles Safran
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
jama internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.14
H-Index - 342
eISSN - 2168-6114
pISSN - 2168-6106
DOI - 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.2903
Subject(s) - medicine , information sharing , autonomy , moderation , patient portal , family caregivers , family medicine , gerontology , nursing , health care , psychology , social psychology , political science , law , economics , economic growth
Elderly patients often share control of their personal health information and decision making with family and friends when needed. Patient portals can help with information sharing, but concerns about privacy and autonomy of elderly patients remain. Health systems that implement patient portals would benefit from guidance about how best to implement access to portals for caregivers of elderly patients.

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