More than two-thirds of adults (68.6 percent) reported viewing their test results before hearing from a provider. Those who immediately viewed results were more likely to be older and female, and have a higher income, multiple chronic health conditions, higher digital literacy, and greater use of health-related social media.
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health literacy
Lindenfeld et al. Find Most Patients View Test Results Before the Doctor
Regarding the primary outcome measure, 68.6% of respondents viewed immediately released test results before hearing from their health care practitioner. However 27% only understood the results “fairly well.”