Trial reportJournal of medical Internet research2025
Use, Usability, and Experience Testing of a Digital Health Intervention to Support Chronic Kidney Disease Self-Management: Mixed Methods Study.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Facilitators and Barriers to Digital Health Technologies for Self-Management in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: Systematic Review Based on the Updated CFIR 2.0 Framework.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
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- Moving Research to Practice: A Qualitative Study Exploring Patient Perspectives of the Implementation and Sustainability of a Digital Health Intervention for Chronic Kidney Disease.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Randomized clinical trial of the KH4L self-management program.Clinical kidney journal · 2026Article
- A Care Transitions Electronic Clinical Pathway for Patients With Chronic Conditions: Qualitative Secondary Analysis.Journal of participatory medicine · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of a New Media Health Education Program in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease.Patient preference and adherence · 2026Article
- From pilots to platforms: making digital health work for chronic disease management.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Supporting people with chronic kidney disease to self-manage their condition: understanding the lived experiences, needs and requirements, and barriers and facilitators.Journal of nephrology · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundWe developed My Kidneys & Me (MK&M), a digital health intervention (DHI) that delivers specialist health and lifestyle education, to improve self-management in people with chronic kidney disease (CKD).
objectiveWe aimed to explore the uptake and usability of MK&M alongside patient experiences of using MK&M.
methodsAdult patients with CKD stages 3-4 were recruited from 26 hospital kidney services in England. Overall, 420 participants were randomized 2:1 to the intervention (MK&M) or control (usual care) group. Uptake and usage data were collected from the MK&M program. Perceived usefulness of the MK&M sessions and features were collected via web-based surveys (scores were rated out of 10, where 0="not useful at all" and 10="very useful"). Qualitative (semistructured and think-aloud) interviews were used to explore participants' experiences of using and engaging with MK&M. Usage metrics were assessed using descriptive and frequency analyses. Qualitative data were analyzed using thematic analysis.
resultsOverall, 280 participants were randomized to receive the MK&M intervention (age: mean 60.8, SD 12.8 y; n=161, 57.5% male; eGFR: mean 38.9, SD 18.5 mL/min/1.73 m
conclusionsThe MK&M DHI was well-received and used by the participants. Our findings show that a wide range of people with CKD, including older adults, are capable and willing to use DHIs for kidney health. Identification of real-life use and usability issues will help refine MK&M to improve the content and delivery for clinical implementation.
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