Feasibility and First Experiences from an Online Kidney School for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Anders Nikolai Ørsted Schultz (), Stefan Rowald Petersen, Tove Fibieger, Jan Dominik Kampmann and Eithne Hayes Bauer
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Anders Nikolai Ørsted Schultz: Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, 6200 Aabenraa, Denmark
Stefan Rowald Petersen: Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, 6200 Aabenraa, Denmark
Tove Fibieger: Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, 6200 Aabenraa, Denmark
Jan Dominik Kampmann: Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, 6200 Aabenraa, Denmark
Eithne Hayes Bauer: Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, 6200 Aabenraa, Denmark

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 1, 1-16

Abstract: Objectives: To examine patients’ and relatives’ experiences with participation in an online kidney school (OKS) and its influence on their choice of treatment modality; furthermore, to report on healthcare professionals’ (HCPs) first experiences with OKS. Methods : A mixed-methods design with parallel data collection involving two questionnaires for participants, including patients and relatives and a focus group discussion (FGD) with HCPs. Results : The OKS was feasible, and overall, patients and relatives were satisfied. Participation in the OKS increased the percentage of those who felt ready to make a decision regarding treatment. One over-arching theme ( evolvement of the online kidney school over time ) and three sub-themes ( concerns and perceived barriers, facilitators, and benefits and future possibilities ) emerged from the FGD. Conclusions: The OKS proved feasible, was well-accepted, and increased participants’ abilities to choose a preferred treatment modality. HCPs displayed initial concerns regarding the quality of the OKS and worried about the practicality of conducting the OKS. They experienced a feeling of something being lost. However, over time, HCPs developed strategies to tackle initial concerns and discovered that patients were more capable of participating than they had anticipated.

Keywords: telemedicine; chronic kidney disease; patient education; telehealth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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