The "Mikidney" smartphone app pilot study: Empowering patients with Chronic Kidney Disease.

摘要: Background Successful management of chronic kidney disease (CKD) depends on patients' self-management efforts. Mobile health applications can empower patients with CKD to manage their own condition. We developed, patient involvement, the MiKidney smartphone application. Aim Evaluate app as an aid empowering become more engaged in Design Pilot single group pre- and post-test intervention study. Setting Renal clinic urban University Hospital Ireland. Patients Aged over 18 years able use a smartphone. Sample size based expression interest availability free smartphones (n = 23); three withdrew prior T3 data collection 20). Measurements Data were collected at T1 (baseline), T2 (week 6) when exiting study (T3, 12 weeks) physical activity, body measurements blood parameters. Information usage satisfaction T3. Results There was significant improvement six-minute walking test (p 0.02), total cholesterol 0.023) LDL 0.005) serum levels decrease waist circumstance 0.00) fat 0.01) measurements. Eighteen participants found easy navigate. Conclusion The highlights viability usability app. It has potential motivate understand self-manage condition by providing them necessary information renal diet symptom management. Additionally, tools such exercise tracker reminder alerts are available readily accessible user-friendly platform.