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To evaluate a web application tool that hemodialysis patients can use outside of dialysis time to log and prioritize their concerns for the nephrologists. Specifically, the investigators will compare the usability of a web application tool to a structured paper form. The investigators will also use data from semi-structured interviews to better understand the experience and acceptability of the web app among patient participants randomized to the web application and among participating nephrologists.
Primary outcome
-Usability (effectiveness, efficiency, satisfaction)
Secondary outcomes
-Quality of the patient-physician interaction (Communication Assessment Tool (CAT-14))
Usability is defined as Effectiveness (>70%)
Efficiency
Satisfaction
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Web-App | Experimental | A customized web-app tool to be used by patients to communicate concerns to their nephrologist |
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| Paper | Active Comparator | A customized paper tool to be used by patients to communicate concerns to their nephrologist |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Web-App | Behavioral | Cambian IT Health solutions from Surrey BC developed the infrastructure |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Effectiveness - Number of patients submitting a concern divided by the number of patients | Number of patients submitting a concern divided by the number of patients with an opportunity to submit a concern | 8 weeks |
| Effectiveness - Number of concerns entered divided by the number of concerns that were satisfactorily addressed | Number of concerns entered divided by the number of concerns that were satisfactorily addressed | 8 weeks |
| Efficiency - The amount of time to complete one concern | The amount of time to log a concern in the web app | 8 weeks |
| Satisfaction - Usability survey | Usability survey Defined as greater than 70% of users who agree or strongly agree with the statement on the usability survey. Ranked on a 5 -point Likert scale | 8 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Communication Assessment Tool | Items rated from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent). Published at Makoul et al. Patient Educ Couns 2007 | 8 weeks |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Stephanie Thompson, MD PhD | University of Alberta | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Edmonton General Hospital | Edmonton | Alberta | Canada | |||
| Royal Alexandra Hospital |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 34377501 | Derived | Thompson S, Schick-Makaroff K, Bello A, Tonelli M, Wiebe N, Buzinski R, Courtney M, Szigety S, Shah N, Bohm C. Voicing Individual Concerns for Engagement in Hemodialysis (VOICE-HD): A Mixed Method, Randomized Pilot Trial of Digital Health in Dialysis Care Delivery. Can J Kidney Health Dis. 2021 Jul 27;8:20543581211032857. doi: 10.1177/20543581211032857. eCollection 2021. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D010209 | Paper |
| ID | Term |
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| D008420 | Manufactured Materials |
| D013676 | Technology, Industry, and Agriculture |
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1:1 allocation
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| Paper |
| Behavioral |
Contains similar questions to the Web-App tool |
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| Edmonton |
| Alberta |
| Canada |
| University of Alberta Hospital | Edmonton | Alberta | Canada |
| Seven Oaks General Hospital | Winnipeg | Manitoba | Canada |