ArticleBMC nephrology2017
Exploring the use of tablet computer-based electronic data capture system to assess patient reported measures among patients with chronic kidney disease: a pilot study.
Article in BMC nephrology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06396702 (Emotion And Symptom-focused Engagement), which is not on this map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Emotion And Symptom-focused Engagement (EASE) Intervention for the Management of Emotional and Physical Symptoms Among Solid Organ Transplant Recipients-pilot Study
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Electronic Patient-Reported Outcomes in Nephrology: Focus on Hemodialysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
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- How to tackle health literacy problems in chronic kidney disease patients? A systematic review to identify promising intervention targets and strategies.Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association · 2021Article
- A narrative review of current evidence supporting the implementation of electronic patient-reported outcome measures in the management of chronic diseases.Therapeutic advances in chronic disease · 2021Article
- Attitudes towards using electronic health records of patients with psoriasis and dermatologists: a cross-sectional study.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2020Article
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- How should electronic health records be designed? A cross-sectional study in patients with psoriasis.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2019Article
- Use of Electronic Patient Reported Outcomes in Clinical Nephrology Practice: A Qualitative Pilot Study.Canadian journal of kidney health and disease · 2019Article
- Utility of Using Cancer Registry Data to Identify Patients for Tobacco Treatment Trials.Journal of registry management · 2019Article
- Towards an effective framework for integrating patient-reported outcomes in electronic health records.Digital healthArticle
- Health Literacy in Patients' Clinical Records of Hospital Settings: A Systematic Review.SAGE open nursingReview
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Abstract
backgroundCollecting patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) via computer-based electronic data capture system may improve feasibility and facilitate implementation in clinical care. We report our initial experience about the acceptability of touch-screen tablet computer-based, self-administered questionnaires among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), including stage 5 CKD treated with renal replacement therapies (RRT) (either dialysis or transplant).
methodsWe enrolled a convenience sample of patients with stage 4 and 5 CKD (including patients on dialysis or after kidney transplant) in a single-centre, cross-sectional pilot study. Participants completed validated questionnaires programmed on an electronic data capture system (DADOS, Techna Inc., Toronto) on tablet computers. The primary objective was to evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of using tablet-based electronic data capture in patients with CKD. Descriptive statistics, Fischer's exact test and multivariable logistic regression models were used for data analysis.
resultsOne hundred and twenty one patients (55% male, mean age (± SD) of 58 (±14) years, 49% Caucasian) participated in the study. Ninety-two percent of the respondents indicated that the computer tablet was acceptable and 79% of the participants required no or minimal help for completing the questionnaires. Acceptance of tablets was lower among patients 70 years or older (75% vs. 95%; p = 0.011) and with little previous computer experience (81% vs. 96%; p = 0.05). Furthermore, a greater level of assistance was more frequently required by patients who were older (45% vs. 15%; p = 0.009), had lower level of education (33% vs. 14%; p = 0.027), low health literacy (79% vs. 12%; p = 0.027), and little previous experience with computers (52% vs. 10%; p = 0.027).
conclusionsTablet computer-based electronic data capture to administer PROMs was acceptable and feasible for most respondents and could therefore be used to systematically assess PROMs among patients with CKD. Special consideration should focus on elderly patients with little previous computer experience, since they may require more assistance with completion.
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