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Evaluation of the use of a Renal Health application by kidney transplant recipients

Authors :
Juliana Gomes Ramalho de Oliveira
Hélady Sanders-Pinheiro
Ronaldo Almeida de Freitas Filho
José Eurico Vasconcelos Filho
Marjan Askari
Geraldo Bezerra da Silva Júnior
Source :
Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, Vol 31 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
Universidade de São Paulo, 2023.

Abstract

Abstract Objective: to evaluate the use of a renal health application by kidney transplant recipients. Method: a retrospective, observational study with a sample composed of individuals registered in the kidney transplant section of the application from July of 2018 to April of 2021. Demographic data, data entry, time of use, weight, blood pressure, blood glucose, creatinine, medication schedules, appointments, and tests were the variables collected. Descriptive analysis of the data was performed. Results: eight hundred and twenty-three downloads of the application were identified, and 12.3% of those were registered as kidney transplant recipients, the majority from southeastern Brazil (44.9%), 36±11 years old, and female (59.1%). Of the sample, 35.1% entered information such as creatinine (62%), weight (58.2%), and blood pressure (51.8%). Most used the application for one day (63.3%) and 13.9% for more than one hundred days. Those who used it for more than one day (36.7%) recorded weight (69%), medication intake (65.5%) and creatinine (62%), and scheduled appointments (69%). Conclusion: the kidney transplant recipient section of the Renal Health application generated interest in the young population, but showed low adherence throughout the assessed months. These results offer a relevant perspective on the implementation of mHealth technologies in kidney transplantation.

Details

Language :
English, Spanish; Castilian, Portuguese
ISSN :
15188345
Volume :
31
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.08443302170247099d4a8d468ba790d0
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.6039.3822