The WISHED Randomized Controlled Trial: Impact of an Interactive Health Communication Application on Home Dialysis Use in People With Chronic Kidney Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While home dialysis therapies are more cost effective and may offer improved health-related quality of life, uptake compared to in-center hemodialysis remains low.

Objective

To test whether a web-based interactive health communication application (IHCA) compared to usual care would increase home dialysis use.

Design

Randomized control trial.

Setting

Patients were recruited from 3 multidisciplinary kidney clinics across Ontario, Canada (Hamilton, Kingston, London).

Patients

We included adults with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) followed in multidisciplinary kidney clinics. Patients who had not completed dialysis modality education, who did not have access to a home computer or the internet, who had significant hearing or vision impairmen

SUBMITTER: Molnar AO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8182179 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature