Impact of telehealth interventions added to peritoneal dialysis-care: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Telehealth could potentially increase independency and autonomy of patients treated with peritoneal dialysis (PD). Moreover, it might improve clinical and economic outcomes. The demand for telehealth modalities accelerated significantly in the recent COVID-19 pandemic. We evaluated current literature on the impact of telehealth interventions added to PD-care on quality of life (QoL), clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness.

Methods

An electronic search was performed in Embase, PubMed and the Cochrane Library in order to find studies investigating associations between telehealth interventions and: i. QoL, including patient satisfaction; ii. Standardized Outcomes in Nephrology (SONG)-PD clinical outcomes: PD-related infections, mortality, cardiovascular disease and

SUBMITTER: Biebuyck GKM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9396599 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature