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Access to Results: Acceptability of immediate access to test results via a hospital patient portal

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Contacts

  • Dr Adulis Beyenne

    Clinical Information Officer, West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

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    Dr Zarnie Khadjesari

    Associate Professor, University of East Anglia

ACCESS TO RESULTS investigated the acceptability of providing patients with immediate access to their test results through a hospital patient portal.

Through a cross-sectional survey and qualitative interviews, the project aimed to understand patient perspectives, identify barriers and enablers, and if found to be acceptable, create a plan for effectively rolling out immediate test result access.

This initiative seeks to enhance patient engagement and streamline healthcare delivery by exploring acceptance of this digital approach.

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The ACCESS TO RESULTS project was awarded funding via UEA Health and Social Care Partners’ in 2023 through the Research Capacity Building Programme Funding Call to:

  1. Explore acceptability of immediate access to test results via the patient portal in a cross-sectional survey
  2. Explore the barriers and enablers to immediate access to test results in qualitative interviews
  3. Design an implementation strategy to support roll-out of immediate access to test results

Access to Results: Acceptability of Immediate Access to Hospital Test Results Via UK Patient Portal[v1] | Preprints.org

Doi: 10.20944/preprints202512.0089.v1

Click here to read the RESULTS Impact Case Study
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