Leveille, SuzanneHuang, AnnongTsai, Stephanie B.Weingart, Saul N.Iezzoni, Lisa2011-02-252008Leveille, Suzanne G., Annong Huang, Stephanie B. Tsai, Saul N. Weingart, and Lisa I. Iezzoni. 2008. Screening for Chronic Conditions Using a Patient Internet Portal: Recruitment for an Internet-based Primary Care Intervention. Journal of General Internal Medicine 23(4): 472-475.0884-8734http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:4732017Background: Patient Internet portals have created new opportunities for assessment and management of chronic conditions. Objective: To conduct an online screening survey for a study recruitment using a secure patient Internet portal to identify primary care patients with untreated depression, chronic pain, or mobility difficulty before nonurgent office visits. Design: Internet-based screening survey for a randomized trial. Participants: Patients who were registered portal users who had scheduled primary care appointments. Approach: Electronic study invitations via the portal were sent to 4,047 patients with scheduled visits to 34 primary care physicians participating in the study. After clicking on a link in the study invitation, patients were consecutively shown the study description, consent form, and lastly, the screening survey to determine final eligibility for study participation. Results: Of the 2,113 (52%) patients who opened the study invitation, 1,001 consented online to join the study and 981 (98%) of these completed the screening survey. Of the respondents, 319 (33%) screened positive for 1 or more of the 3 conditions. Conclusions: The online screening survey conducted through the patient portal was effective in identifying patients with chronic conditions in advance of scheduled primary care visits for participation in an intervention study.en-USinternetambulatory carepainscreeningmobilityJournal Article2011-02-2510.1007/s11606-007-0443-6