Dialysis mHealth Survey

Dialysis mHealth Survey (mHealth Access and Usage by Dialysis Patients and Staff)

This is a survey of dialysis patients and staff to determine both the readiness of ESRD patients to use mHealth as well as the Readiness of the dialysis center staff (healthcare technicians, nurses and administrative staff) to utilize mHealth in order to assist patients who may have barriers to do so for themselves.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: ESRD

Detailed Description

This is a cross-sectional observational study. Approximately 700 ESRD patients currently on dialysis will be recruited from Satellite In-Center (Hemodialysis) and WellBound (Home Dialysis) Centers in the US. These will include centers in Texas, Tennessee, and California. In addition, about 100 dialysis staff will be recruited to complete a staff mHealth Questionnaire.

Patients and staff will be asked questions that conform to Khatun's conceptual model.

• Technological readiness:

  • Availability of the devices and internet
  • Ability to use the devices

• Human resource readiness:

  • Socio-demographics
  • Awareness of mHealth services

• Motivational readiness

  • Concerns (cost/privacy/ other)
  • Attitudes/intentions: Current use or potential for use.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 949

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • California
    • San Jose, California, United States, 95128
      • Satellite Healthcare, Inc.

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All Dialysis patients and staff at participating centers (both in-center and home-based) who volunteer to participate in the study by completing the one-time survey. Centers selected for participation were in California, Tennessee, and Texas.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• • On dialysis (either in-center or home) at a participating Satellite Healthcare center within the recruitment period

  • Any Satellite Dialysis staff member with patient interaction.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Age < 18 years
• Inability to participate because of cognitive impairment or active psychological condition

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Percentage of patients who have access to and ability to use smart devices and the internet	Number of Patients who have access compared to all patients surveyed	One day
Percentage of patients aware of mHealth Services	Number of patients who have awareness of websites, apps or other sites used for self mobile health compared to al patients surveyed	One day
Common Concerns of patients regarding mHealth	Survey question regarding potential concerns in usage of self mobile health resources	One day
Percentage of patients who currently use or would use mHealth services	Number of patients who use MHealth compared to all patients surveyed	One day
Relationship of Age to mHealth usage	statistical analysis	One day
Relationship of Gender to mHealth usage	statistical analysis	One day
Relationship of Ethnicity to mHealth usage	statistical analysis	one day
Relationship of Insurance Coverage to mHealth usage	statistical analysis	one day
Relationship of Employment to mHealth usage	statistical analysis	one day

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Percentage of staff who have access and ability to use smart devices and the internet	Number of staff who have access compared to all patients surveyed	One day
Percentage of staff who would be comfortable assisting patients to utilize mHealth Services	Number of staff comfortable compared to all staff surveyed	One day
Relationship of Staff age to smart device use and willingness to assist	Analysis	One day
Relationship of Staff position to smart device use and willingness to assist	Analysis	One day

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Satellite Healthcare

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Hussein WF, Bennett PN, Pace S, Chen S, Legg V, Atwal J, Sun S, Schiller B. The Mobile Health Readiness of People Receiving In-Center Hemodialysis and Home Dialysis. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2020 Dec 31;16(1):98-106. doi: 10.2215/CJN.11690720. Epub 2020 Dec 22.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): July 5, 2019
• Primary Completion (Actual): November 15, 2019
• Study Completion (Actual): November 15, 2019

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 20, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 22, 2019
• First Posted (Actual): November 26, 2019

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): October 22, 2020
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 20, 2020
• Last Verified: October 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: mHealth; Dialysis
• Other Study ID Numbers: SIH119_mHealth

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No