A breakthrough series collaborative to increase patient participation with hemodialysis tasks : A stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial

BACKGROUND: Compared to in-centre, home hemodialysis is associated with superior outcomes. The impact on patient experience and clinical outcomes of consistently providing the choice and training to undertake hemodialysis-related treatment tasks in the in-centre setting is unknown.

METHODS: A stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial in 12 UK renal centres recruited prevalent in-centre hemodialysis patients with sites randomised into early and late participation in a 12-month breakthrough series collaborative that included data collection, learning events, Plan-Study-Do-Act cycles, and teleconferences repeated every 6 weeks, underpinned by a faculty, co-production, materials and a nursing course. The primary outcome was the proportion of patients undertaking five or more hemodialysis-related tasks or home hemodialysis. Secondary outcomes included independent hemodialysis, quality of life, symptoms, patient activation and hospitalisation. ISRCTN Registration Number 93999549.

RESULTS: 586 hemodialysis patients were recruited. The proportion performing 5 or more tasks or home hemodialysis increased from 45.6% to 52.3% (205 to 244/449, difference 6.2%, 95% CI 1.4 to 11%), however after analysis by step the adjusted odds ratio for the intervention was 1.63 (95% CI 0.94 to 2.81, P = 0.08). 28.3% of patients doing less than 5 tasks at baseline performed 5 or more at the end of the study (69/244, 95% CI 22.2-34.3%, adjusted odds ratio 3.71, 95% CI 1.66-8.31). Independent or home hemodialysis increased from 7.5% to 11.6% (32 to 49/423, difference 4.0%, 95% CI 1.0-7.0), but the remaining secondary endpoints were unaffected.

CONCLUSIONS: Our intervention did not increase dialysis related tasks being performed by a prevalent population of centre based patients, but there was an increase in home hemodialysis as well as an increase in tasks among patients who were doing fewer than 5 at baseline. Further studies are required that examine interventions to engage people who dialyse at centres in their own care.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:16

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PloS one - 16(2021), 7 vom: 20., Seite e0253966

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fotheringham, James [VerfasserIn]
Barnes, Tania [VerfasserIn]
Dunn, Louese [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Sonia [VerfasserIn]
Ariss, Steven [VerfasserIn]
Young, Tracey [VerfasserIn]
Walters, Stephen J [VerfasserIn]
Laboi, Paul [VerfasserIn]
Henwood, Andy [VerfasserIn]
Gair, Rachel [VerfasserIn]
Wilkie, Martin [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 11.11.2021

Date Revised 11.11.2021

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1371/journal.pone.0253966

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NLM328289795