title: Telehealth Applications to Enhance CKD Knowledge and Awareness Among Patients and Providers.
abstract: CKD affects 13% of the US adult population, causes excess mortality, and is associated with significant sociodemographic disparities. Optimal CKD management slows progression of disease and reduces cardiovascular-related outcomes. Resources for patients and primary care providers, major stakeholders in preventive CKD care, are critically needed to enhance understanding of the disease and to optimize CKD health, particularly because of the asymptomatic nature of kidney disease. Telehealth is defined as the use of electronic communication and telecommunications technology to support long-distance clinical health care, patient and professional health-related education, and public health and health administration. It provides new opportunities to enhance awareness and understanding among these important stakeholders. This review will examine the role of telehealth within existing educational theories, identify telehealth applications that can enhance CKD knowledge and behavior change among patients and primary care providers, and examine the advantages and disadvantages of telehealth vs usual modalities for education.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; Center for Innovation in Access and Quality, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; and Division of General Internal Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC. Electronic address: delphine.tuot@ucsf.edu.
authors.forename: Delphine S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Tuot
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; Center for Innovation in Access and Quality, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; and Division of General Internal Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC.
authors.forename: L Ebony
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Boulware
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D063731:Mobile Applications; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D058007:Physicians, Primary Care / Q000193:education*; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D012657:Self-Help Groups; D000073278:Self-Management; D017216:Telemedicine; D060145:Text Messaging; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D049269:Videoconferencing
keywords: CKD; Chronic kidney disease; Education; Telehealth