Emani, Peters and Desai et al (2018) "conducted a cross-sectional survey of adopters and non-adopters of the portal...the survey consisted of perceived attributes from the DOI theory, socio-demographic characteristics and patient perceptions of technology adoption...the findings supported that "patients will adopt a patient portal if they perceive it to offer a relative advantage over existing practices such as telephoning or visiting the doctor's office" (pg.149).

What are your thoughts about how this theory framed this study?

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