Point-of-Care Testing and Integrated Digital Health Technology for CKD Screening in High-Risk Populations of India.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a significant contributor to morbidity, mortality, and health care expenditure. Lack of early diagnosis with treatment leads to progression to advanced stages requiring high-cost interventions. The current pilot study examined the feasibility of using point-of-care testing (POCT) and digital health technology for CKD screening.

Methods

We performed screening in the following 2 populations: (i) 843 persons from high-risk urban (HRU) population with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), and (ii) 1217 persons from the hotspot CKD of unknown etiology (CKDu) rural (HCR) area population followed up in primary health centers (PHCs) in the Andhra Pradesh state of India. We followed the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) guidelin

SUBMITTER: Chinta RK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12266205 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature