title: Design, implementation and preliminary evaluation of a telemedicine system for home haemodialysis.
abstract: A telemedicine system for home haemodialysis was designed using a systems approach and a feedback model to produce the hardware and software specifications. Preliminary clinical trials at four European locations involved 29 patients and 305 sessions of haemodialysis. The evaluation included an evaluability assessment and formative evaluation. Central to the methodology was the detailed specification of a stakeholder/evaluation criterion matrix. Preliminary results indicated that the telemedicine system was capable of satisfying the requirements of formative evaluation as a precursor to evaluating its overall worth.
authors.affiliation: ERGO SA, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Marios
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Skiadas
authors.forename: Basil
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Agroyiannis
authors.forename: Ewart
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Carson
authors.forename: Derek
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cramp
authors.forename: Costas
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fourtounas
authors.forename: Ann
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Darnige
authors.forename: Alastair
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Murley
authors.forename: Harry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsavdaris
authors.forename: Costas
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hassomeris
authors.forename: Costas
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Skouras
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D005246:Feedback; D006437:Hemodialysis, Home / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000458:organization & administration*