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## Abstract ## Background Portals can assist patients in managing their healthcare. Understanding how patients with cancer use portals can facilitate improvements in patient engagement in cancer care. This study sought to determine if patients with cancer used portals differently for cancer versus noncancer purposes. The effects of geographic residence (rural vs. urban residence) and cancer stage on portal usage were also investigated. ## Methods We conducted a retrospective analysis of portal usage by patients seen at an NCI‐designated cancer center between 2015 and 2019. Demographics, cancer characteristics, and portal usage (number of successful logins, messages sent, and results viewed) were extracted. Messages sent and results viewed in the portal were deemed oncologist‐specific and cancer specific if sent to or ordered in medical oncology departments, respectively. ## Results The analysis included a total of 5950 patients with cancer. Patients were less likely to send and view oncologist‐specific messages compared to non‐oncologist‐specific messages. They were also less likely to view cancer results compared to noncancer results. Compared to urban counterparts, patients resid

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Author

Luoh, Rebecca P. (author);Tevaarwerk, Amye J. (author);Chandereng, Thevaa (author);Smith, Elena M. (author);Carroll, Cibele B. (author);Emamekhoo, Hamid (author);Sesto, Mary E. (author)

Publisher

Wiley

Published

2021

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)