The Impact of a Social Networking Service-Enhanced Smart Care Model on Stage 5 Chronic Kidney Disease: Quasi-Experimental Study.

Published in: Journal of medical Internet research (2020)

The use of an SNS app between patients with stage 5 CKD and their physicians can reduce the communication gap between them and create benefits such as prolonging time-to-dialysis initiation. The role of SNSs and associated care models should be further investigated in a larger population.

Keyphrases

chronic kidney disease
healthcare
end stage renal disease
palliative care
mental health
quality improvement
primary care
pain management
affordable care act
peritoneal dialysis
atomic force microscopy
single molecule
high speed