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. 2014 Jul;174(7):1188-90.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.1864.

Functional impairment and Internet use among older adults: implications for meaningful use of patient portals

S Ryan Greysen, Carie Chin Garcia, Rebecca L Sudore, Irena Stijacic Cenzer, Kenneth E Covinsky

Functional impairment and Internet use among older adults: implications for meaningful use of patient portals

S Ryan Greysen et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2014 Jul.
No abstract available

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Disclosures:

The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare relative to this study. The first author (SRG) had full access to all the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.

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Adjusted Risk Ratios** for Internet Use in 2002 and 2010 in Low-Use Groups *p<.05 for change in RR from 2002 to 2010; RR of 1.0 indicates no difference from reference group. Reference groups: 1. no functional impairment; 2. age <75; 3. White race; 4. Good or better SRH **Risk ratios adjusted for demographics (gender, race, marital status) and socio-economic status (education and net worth). All analyses weighted for differential probability of selection and the complex sampling design of the HRS.
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