ArticleBMJ open2022
Global eHealth capacity: secondary analysis of WHO data on eHealth and implications for kidney care delivery in low-resource settings.
Article in BMJ open, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07186361 (Remote Symptom Assessment And Management Via Mobile App For Adults With Chronic Kidney Disease Living In Vietnam), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Remote Symptom Assessment And Management Via Mobile App For Adults With Chronic Kidney Disease Living In Vietnam
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Expanding Kidney Care: How Nonphysician Health Workers Can Address the Global CKD Crisis.Kidney international reports · 2026Review
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19 authors at 7 institutions in 6 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveTo describe the use of electronic health (eHealth) in support of health coverage for kidney care across International Society of Nephrology (ISN) regions.
designSecondary analysis of WHO survey on eHealth as well as use of data from the World Bank, and Internet World Stats on global eHealth services.
settingA web-based survey on the use of eHealth in support of universal health coverage.
participants125 WHO member states provided response. PRIMARY OUTCOME MEASURES: Availability of eHealth services (eg, electronic health records, telehealth, etc) and governance frameworks (policies) for kidney care across ISN regions.
resultsThe survey conducted by the WHO received responses from 125 (64.4%) member states, representing 4.4 billion people globally. The number of mobile cellular subscriptions was <100% of the population in Africa, South Asia, North America and North East Asia; the percentage of internet users increased from 2015 to 2020 in all regions. Western Europe had the highest percentage of internet users in all the periods: 2015 (82.0%), 2019 (90.7%) and 2020 (93.9%); Africa had the least: 9.8%, 21.8% and 31.4%, respectively. The North East Asia region had the highest availability of national electronic health record system (75%) and electronic learning access in medical schools (100%), with the lowest in Africa (27% and 39%, respectively). Policies concerning governance aspects of eHealth (eg, privacy, liability, data sharing) were more widely available in high-income countries (55%-93%) than in low-income countries (0%-47%), while access to mobile health for treatment adherence was more available in low-income countries (21%) than in high-income countries (7%).
conclusionThe penetration of eHealth services across ISN regions is suboptimal, particularly in low-income countries. Increasing utilisation of internet communication technologies provides an opportunity to improve access to kidney education and care globally, especially in low-income countries.
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