ReviewClinical kidney journal2021
Opportunities in the cloud or pie in the sky? Current status and future perspectives of telemedicine in nephrology.
Review in Clinical kidney journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.
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28 citing papers in PubMed.
- The development and internal pilot trial of a digital physical activity and emotional well-being intervention (Kidney BEAM) for people with chronic kidney disease.Scientific reports · 2024Trial
- Implementation and evaluation of a smartphone-based application for continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients: a prospective feasibility cohort study and collaborative effort of patients and the peritoneal dialysis team.Clinical kidney journal · 2025Article
- Incremental peritoneal dialysis: less is more-for the patient and the planet.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Review
- Telemedicine in nephrology: future perspective and solutions.Clinical kidney journal · 2024Article
- Associations Between Telemedicine Use Barriers, Organizational Factors, and Physician Perceptions of Care Quality.Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association · 2024Article
- Exploring How the Kidney BEAM Physical Activity Digital Health Intervention Improved Mental Health-Related Quality of Life for People Living With Kidney Disease.Kidney international reports · 2024Article
- Long-Term Efficacy of an AI-Based Health Coaching Mobile App in Slowing the Progression of Nondialysis-Dependent Chronic Kidney Disease: Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Article
- Ten tips to carry out video consultations in nephrology.Clinical kidney journal · 2024Review
- Effect of Remote and Virtual Technology on Home Dialysis.Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN · 2024Review
- Chronic kidney disease in the shadow of COVID-19: insights from the bibliometric analysis.International urology and nephrology · 2024Article
- Scheduling of Remote Monitoring for Peritoneal Dialysis Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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- Scoping Review of Pulmonary Telemedicine Consults: Current Knowledge and Research Gaps.Annals of the American Thoracic Society · 2023Article
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- Wearables in Nephrology: Fanciful Gadgetry or Prêt-à-Porter?Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Telehealth strategies in the care of people with chronic kidney disease: integrative review.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · 2023Review
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- Patient perspectives and experiences of remote consultations in people receiving kidney care: A scoping review.Journal of renal care · 2022Article
- Remote digital urinalysis with smartphone technology as part of remote management of glomerular disease during the SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic: single-centre experience in 25 patients.Clinical kidney journal · 2022Article
- Telemedicine and Haemodialysis Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Integrative Review of Patient Safety, Healthcare Quality, Ethics and the Legal Considerations in Singapore Practice.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
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Abstract
The use of telehealth to support, enhance or substitute traditional methods of delivering healthcare is becoming increasingly common in many specialties, such as stroke care, radiology and oncology. There is reason to believe that this approach remains underutilized within nephrology, which is somewhat surprising given the fact that nephrologists have always driven technological change in developing dialysis technology. Despite the obvious benefits that telehealth may provide, robust evidence remains lacking and many of the studies are anecdotal, limited to small numbers or without conclusive proof of benefit. More worryingly, quite a few studies report unexpected obstacles, pitfalls or patient dissatisfaction. However, with increasing global threats such as climate change and infectious disease, a change in approach to delivery of healthcare is needed. The current pandemic with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has prompted the renal community to embrace telehealth to an unprecedented extent and at speed. In that sense the pandemic has already served as a disruptor, changed clinical practice and shown immense transformative potential. Here, we provide an update on current evidence and use of telehealth within various areas of nephrology globally, including the fields of dialysis, inpatient care, virtual consultation and patient empowerment. We also provide a brief primer on the use of artificial intelligence in this context and speculate about future implications. We also highlight legal aspects and pitfalls and discuss the 'digital divide' as a key concept that healthcare providers need to be mindful of when providing telemedicine-based approaches. Finally, we briefly discuss the immediate use of telenephrology at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. We hope to provide clinical nephrologists with an overview of what is currently available, as well as a glimpse into what may be expected in the future.
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