Trial reportPeritoneal dialysis international : journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis2014
Effects of post-discharge nurse-led telephone supportive care for patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing peritoneal dialysis in China: a randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in Peritoneal dialysis international : journal of the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04427514 (Investigation of the Applicability of a Home Peritoneal Dialysis), which is not on this map. Cited by 27 papers, 12 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Investigation of the Applicability of a Home Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD= Continuous Ambulatory Peritonealis Dialysis) Application System
Who cites it
27 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 62 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Effectiveness of telehealth interventions for palliative care in patients with kidney failure: a systematic review.BMC nephrology · 2025Pooled it
- eHealth Solutions for Symptom Assessment and Monitoring in Adults With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical nursing · 2025Pooled it
- Transitional Care Interventions From Hospital to Community to Reduce Health Care Use and Improve Patient Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.JAMA network open · 2023Pooled it
- Interventions for fatigue in people with kidney failure requiring dialysis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Interventions for improving health literacy in people with chronic kidney disease.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Impact of telehealth interventions added to peritoneal dialysis-care: a systematic review.BMC nephrology · 2022Pooled it
- Pooled it
- eHealth interventions for people with chronic kidney disease.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Interventions to Promote Early Discharge and Avoid Inappropriate Hospital (Re)Admission: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Pooled it
- Interventions for improving sleep quality in people with chronic kidney disease.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Pooled it
- The use of telemedicine in palliative care in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review.Palliative medicine · 2026Article
- Effect of tele-nursing follow-up on quality of life and biochemical parameters in hemodialysis patients.BMC nephrology · 2026Article
- Risk of Hospital Readmission among People with CKD: A Population-Based Cohort Study.Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN · 2026Article
- Preventable Hospitalizations and Kidney Care.Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN · 2026Review
- Impact of Combined Interventions and Early Home Care Activation on 30-Day Hospital Readmissions: A Retrospective Observational Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Observational
- Effectiveness of nurse-led transitional care interventions for adult patients discharged from acute care hospitals: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- The impact of nurse-led care in chronic kidney disease management: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Digital symptom management interventions for people with chronic kidney disease: a scoping review based on the UK Medical Research Council Framework.BMC public health · 2024Article
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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundPatients with end-stage renal failure (ESRF) need integrated health care to maintain a desirable quality of life. Studies suggest that post-discharge nurseled telephone support has a positive effect for patients suffering from chronic diseases. But the post-discharge care is under-developed in mainland China and the effects of post-discharge care on patients with peritoneal dialysis have not been conclusive.
aimThe purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of postdischarge nurse-led telephone support on patients with peritoneal dialysis in mainland China.
methodsA randomized controlled trial was conducted in the medical department of a regional hospital in Guangzhou. 135 patients were recruited, 69 in the study group and 66 in the control group. The control group received routine hospital discharge care. The study group received post-discharge nurse-led telephone support. The quality of life (Kidney Disease Quality of Life Short Form, KDQOL-SF), blood chemistry, complication control, readmission and clinic visit rates were observed at three time intervals: baseline before discharge (T1), 6 (T2) and 12 (T3) weeks after discharge.
resultsStatistically significant effects were found for symptom/problem, work status, staff encouragement, patient satisfaction and energy/fatigue in KDQOL-SF and 84-day (12-week) clinic visit rates between the two groups. The study group had more significant improvement than the control group for sleep, staff encouragement at both T2 and T3, and pain at T2 and patient satisfaction at T3. No significant differences were observed between the two groups for the baseline measures, other dimensions in KDQOL-SF, blood chemistry, complication control, readmission rates at all time intervals and clinic visit rates at the first two time intervals.
conclusionsPost-discharge nurse-led telephone support for patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis is effective to enhance patients' well-being in the transition from hospital to home in mainland China.
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