Interactive Health Technology Tool for Kidney Living Donor Assessment to Standardize the Informed Consent Process: Usability and Qualitative Content Analysis
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Interactive health technology improved informed consent for kidney living donors. The digital care path educated candidates on donation, aiding clinicians in standardizing the process.
Area Of Science
- Nephrology
- Transplantation
- Health Informatics
Background
- Standardized information on nephrectomy risks and psychological impacts for kidney living donor candidates is lacking.
- Kidney living donation involves inherent risks for donors.
Purpose Of The Study
- To assess the benefit of interactive health technology in improving the informed consent process for kidney living donation.
- To evaluate the utility of a digital care path for kidney donor candidates.
Main Methods
- Utilized the Kidney Hub portal and a patient-tailored digital care path (Living Donor Digital Care Path) for kidney living donation candidates.
- Assessed eHealth literacy (eHEALS), usability (SUS), and system utility via surveys.
- Conducted qualitative content analysis of open-ended feedback.
Main Results
- The digital care path was technically satisfactory (mean SUS score 4.4) and useful for donation process education.
- eHealth literacy correlated with internet use for health decisions.
- Concerns identified by candidates focused on post-surgery coping.
Conclusions
- Telemedicine effectively educates kidney living donor candidates on the donation process.
- The Living Donor Digital Care Path is a valuable eHealth tool for standardizing informed consent procedures.
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