This study involves Chronic Kidney Disease patients that must choose the type of dialysis therapy they ultimately wish to perform. These patients receive education regarding dialysis types from nurses and Nephrologists at a Kidney Function Program. The investigators have developed a web-based Interactive Health Communication Application that could provide more education and support to patients about their dialysis choices. The investigators will compare patients that will receive usual care dialysis education versus patients that will receive additional education through this web-based application. The investigators feel that this tool may increase the proportion of patients who start home dialysis, which offers advantages such as improvement in quality of life and deceased overall healthcare costs, over hospital hemodialysis.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
152
web-based application
St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
RECRUITINGNumber of patients that start home-based dialysis.
Difference between groups in proportion of patients starting home-based dialysis.
Time frame: 1 year
Number intended to start home-based dialysis
Difference between groups in proportion of patients intending to perform home-based dialysis
Time frame: 1 year
Increase in dialysis knowledge
Difference between groups in dialysis knowledge.
Time frame: 1 year
Increase in decision making and social support.
Difference between groups in decision conflict and sense of social support.
Time frame: 1 year
Mortality differences
Difference between groups in all-cause mortality.
Time frame: 1 year
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