Table 2

Adolescent preferences

35 female: 26 male
Age (years): 12–14 (28%); 15–17 (36%); 18–25 (36%)
I would prefer to schedule my appointments: (%)I would prefer to refill my prescriptions: (%)I would prefer to access personal health information: (%)
Online (MyChildren's Patient Portal Website or App)*
n=40
Strongly agree15 (38)10 (25)14 (35)
Agree12 (30)15 (38)18 (45)
Neither agree nor disagree6 (15)7 (18)1 (3)
Disagree4 (10)5 (13)4 (10)
Strongly disagree2 (5)2 (5)2 (5)
Unanswered1 (3)1 (3)1 (3)
Via MyChildren's Patient Portal App†
n=21
Strongly agree2 (10)1 (5)4 (19)
Agree6 (29)2 (10)4 (19)
Neither agree nor disagree7 (33)9 (43)7 (33)
Disagree5 (24)4 (19)4 (19)
Strongly disagree1 (5)5 (24)2 (10)
Unanswered0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
Via MyChildren's Patient Portal Website†
n=21
Strongly agree2 (10)1 (5)6 (29)
Agree4 (19)1 (5)2 (10)
Neither agree nor disagree10 (48)10 (48)8 (38)
Disagree3 (14)4 (19)3 (14)
Strongly disagree2 (10)5 (24)2 (10)
Unanswered0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)
Via phone call
n=61
Strongly agree23 (38)14 (23)14 (23)
Agree29 (48)28 (46)25 (41)
Neither agree nor disagree8 (13)9 (15)12 (20)
Disagree1 (2)8 (13)8 (13)
Strongly disagree0 (0)2 (3)1 (2)
Unanswered0 (0)0 (0)1 (2)
In person
n=61
Strongly agree11 (18)20 (33)25 (41)
Agree21 (34)19 (31)27 (44)
Neither agree nor disagree18 (30)12 (20)4 (7)
Disagree7 (11)6 (10)3 (5)
Strongly disagree2 (3)2 (3)1 (2)
Unanswered2 (3)2 (3)1 (2)
  • *Based on 40 surveys using the phrasing ‘Online (including MyChildren’s Patient Portal Website or App)’.

  • †Based on 21 surveys using the phrasing ‘MyChildren’s Patient Portal Website’ and ‘MyChildren’s Patient Portal App’.