Telemedicine for Outpatient Care of Kidney Transplant and CKD Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Telehealth videoconferencing (TVC) may improve access in rural areas, but reported uptake and outcomes among kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients are limited. This study aimed to assess the feasibility, sustainability, and clinical outcomes of TVC for this patient population.

Methods

A total of 64 participants were recruited in this single-center, prospective, 2-year longitudinal, case-control study. Inclusion criteria for the telemedicine group included travel of ≥15 km to the hospital, and the control group was matched for transplant or CKD status, age, and sex. The primary outcome was feasibility (≥50% of consultations for each individual patient in the telemedicine group being conducted by TVC in year 1). Secondary ou

SUBMITTER: Lambooy S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8116750 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature