The SElf-Care After REnal Transplantation Study: A Retrospective Evaluation of a Home-Monitoring Program Implemented as Standard Care.

ABSTRACT: After transplantation self-management is essential for graft survival and optimal quality of life. To address the need for home-based support in self-management, we implemented the "SelfCare after Renal Transplantation" (SeCReT) box, containing home-monitoring equipment combined with a smartphone application that was linked to the electronic patient records. This study investigated the uptake and continuation, protocol adherence, and subjective evaluation of this home-monitoring program. All "de novo" kidney recipients who received the SeCReT-box in the study period (Aug 2021-Dec 2022) were eligible for inclusion. Protocol adherence was defined as ≥75%. Subjective evaluation was assessed with a 5-item questionnaire. Of the 297 recipients transplanted, 178 participants (60%) were inc

SUBMITTER: Hezer B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11298348 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature