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ArticleThe journal of vascular access2026

Implementation of electronic patient-reported outcome measures in hemodialysis: Findings from a matched cohort study.

João Pedro Barros, João Almeida Fonseca, Rui Pinto, Jorge Pratas, Ana Luísa Correia, Alcides Pereira, Beatriz Queirós, Rui André Sousa, Charmaine E Lok, Ricardo-Cruz Correia

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João Pedro BarrosProgramme in Health Data Science, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-5758-1024
João Almeida FonsecaCINTESIS@RiSE, MEDCIDS, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Rui PintoHemodialysis Unit Nephrology Unidade local de Saúde de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-4138-2503
Jorge PratasNephroCare, Fresenius Medical Care Portugal, Portugal.
Ana Luísa CorreiaNephrology Department, ULS do Tâmega e Sousa, CHTS, Penafiel, Portugal.
Alcides PereiraNephroCare, Fresenius Medical Care Portugal, Portugal.
Beatriz QueirósNephroCare, Fresenius Medical Care Portugal, Portugal.
Rui André SousaNephroCare, Fresenius Medical Care Portugal, Portugal.
Charmaine E LokToronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-5365-0064
Ricardo-Cruz CorreiaCINTESIS, MEDCIDS, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.

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Abstract

backgroundIntegrating electronic patient-reported outcome measures (ePROMs) into routine hemodialysis (HD) care offers a way to enhance patient-centered decision-making.

methodsThis prospective matched cohort study involved adults on in-center HD followed for 6 months. The intervention group completed monthly ePROMs (SF-VAQ and SF-36v2), while the control group received standard care. Outcomes included changes from baseline in Vascular Access (VA) related interventions, hospitalizations, SF-VAQ domain scores, and Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL).

resultsIntegrating ePROMs did not significantly impact the frequency of VA-related interventions or hospitalizations during the study period. Significant improvements were observed in the SF-VAQ domains, including reductions in perceived VA-related burden in the Physical (

conclusionsImplementation of an ePROM-guided care pathway is feasible and associated with improved patient-reported well-being and reduced VA-related burden. While these results suggest a benefit, the absence of longitudinal process data in the control arm means further research is required to distinguish ePROM-induced changes from standard care evolution.

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Arteriovenous Shunt, SurgicalPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresRenal DialysisAgedDigital HealthFemaleHealth StatusHospitalizationHumansMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesQuality of LifeTime FactorsTreatment Outcomechronicimplementationkidney failurekidney failure with replacement therapyPatient reported outcome measuresquality of liferenal dialysistreatment outcome

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PMID42130273
PMCPMC13547692

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