<i>Is Anybody Out There?</i> Understanding the Reach of Lung Cancer Screening Health Communication Through EHR Patient Portal
= 820) using multivariate log binomial regression to calculate prevalence ratios (PRs) and confidence intervals (CIs). Most participants (89.6%) had access to the portal. No access was associated with current tobacco use (PR 0.4), neighborhood income <$50K (PR 0.3), and <5 years of insurance (PR 0.5). Among the intervention group, 81.2% opened the message. Not opening was associated with older age (PR 0.7), current tobacco use (PR 0.5), >1 well-care visit in the past year (PR 0.6), and 5-10 years of insurance (PR 0.5). While patient portals can broadly deliver LCS interventions, disparities in access and engagement suggest the need for alternative communication strategies.
Authors
- Hongyuan Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9068-2364)
- Anjali Vasavada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6832-8139)
- Yu‐Ru Su (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6150-960X)
- Karen J. Wernli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7945-0327)
- Triplette Matthew
- Lisa Carter-Bawa
- Kristine Rogers
- Beverly B. Green
- Casey Luce
- Lorella Palazzo
- Melissa L. Anderson
- James Ralston
Institutions
- Cape Town HVTN Immunology Laboratory / Hutchinson Centre Research Institute of South Africa (ZA)
- Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Fred Hutch Cancer Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Health Communication
- Published
- 2026-05-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10810730.2026.2679491
- Primary Topic
- Electronic Health Records Systems
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00