Electronic patient-reported outcomes in chronic kidney disease

Nicola Anderson; Derek Kyte; Christel McMullan; Paul Cockwell; Olalekan L Aiyegbusi; Ravinder Verdi; Melanie J Calvert

doi:10.1038/s41581-022-00619-3

Electronic patient-reported outcomes in chronic kidney disease

Nat Rev Nephrol. 2022 Dec;18(12):739-740. doi: 10.1038/s41581-022-00619-3.

Authors

Nicola Anderson¹, Derek Kyte², Christel McMullan³, Paul Cockwell⁴, Olalekan L Aiyegbusi³, Ravinder Verdi⁵, Melanie J Calvert³

Affiliations

¹ Centre for Patient Reported Outcomes Research, NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre and NIHR Applied Research Collaboration West Midlands, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. NEA451@bham.ac.uk.
² School of Allied Health and Community, University of Worcester, Worcester, UK.
³ Centre for Patient Reported Outcomes Research, NIHR Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre and NIHR Applied Research Collaboration West Midlands, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
⁴ Department of Nephrology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.
⁵ Patient Partner, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.

Abstract

Considerable research and investment have focused on the use of electronic patient-reported outcomes (ePROs) in nephrology. However, systematic collection of ePROs to inform the care of patients with chronic kidney disease remains sporadic. A change in culture is needed to encourage their wider adoption in clinical practice.

MeSH terms

Electronics
Humans
Patient Reported Outcome Measures
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic* / therapy
Software