SynthesisBMC nephrology2022
Impact of telehealth interventions added to peritoneal dialysis-care: a systematic review.
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- Pooled it
- Effect of the Chronic Kidney Disease-Peritoneal Dialysis (CKD-PD) App on Improvement of Overhydration Treatment in Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Trial
- Factors Influencing Telehealth Service Use and Health Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis: Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Trial
- From Remote Monitoring to Actionable Care: Real-World Implementation of an Interoperable Digital Ecosystem for Peritoneal Dialysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- National survey of blood pressure management practices in peritoneal dialysis.BMC nephrology · 2026Article
- Effect of tele-nursing follow-up on quality of life and biochemical parameters in hemodialysis patients.BMC nephrology · 2026Article
- Leveraging ICT Tools to Improve Kidney Health: A Comprehensive Review of Innovations in Nephrology.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Article
- 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
- Telemedicine in Advanced Kidney Disease and Kidney Transplant: A Qualitative Meta-Analysis of Studies of Patient Perspectives.Kidney medicine · 2024Article
- Use of eHealth and remote patient monitoring: a tool to support home dialysis patients, with an emphasis on peritoneal dialysis.Clinical kidney journal · 2024Article
- Mobile Apps for Patients with Peritoneal Dialysis: Systematic App Search and Evaluation.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Functionality and Usability of mHealth Apps in Patients with Peritoneal Dialysis: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Impact of Remote Monitoring on Standardized Outcomes in Nephrology-Peritoneal Dialysis.Kidney international reports · 2024Article
- Clinical outcomes between elderly ESKD patients under peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis: a national cohort study.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Remote Patient Monitoring in Home Dialysis Patients: Enhancing Care for Home Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis.Seminars in dialysisReview
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Abstract
backgroundTelehealth 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.
methodsAn 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 transfer to hemodialysis (HD); iii. Cost-effectiveness. Studies investigating hospitalizations and healthcare resource utilization were also included as secondary outcomes. Due to the heterogeneity of studies, a meta-analysis could not be performed.
resultsSixteen reports (N = 10,373) were included. Studies varied in terms of: sample size; design; risk of bias, telehealth-intervention and duration; follow-up time; outcomes and assessment tools. Remote patient monitoring (RPM) was the most frequently studied intervention (11 reports; N = 4982). Telehealth interventions added to PD-care, and RPM in particular, might reduce transfer to HD, hospitalization rate and length, as well as the number of in-person visits. It may also improve patient satisfaction.
conclusionThere is a need for adequately powered prospective studies to determine which telehealth-modalities might confer clinical and economic benefit to the PD-community.
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