Web Based Renal Transplant Patient Medication Education
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Renal Impairment / Chronic Kidney Disease |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Nephrology / Urology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 14 - Any |
| Updated: | 4/2/2016 |
| Start Date: | July 2005 |
| End Date: | April 2006 |
Information technology will be brought directly to renal transplant recipients to help them
learn about the large number of medications they are required to take on a life long basis,
in order to prevent errors and improve safety.
learn about the large number of medications they are required to take on a life long basis,
in order to prevent errors and improve safety.
Transplant recipients are particularly vulnerable to medication errors because of the large
number of chronic drugs needed to prevent rejection and treat comorbidities. Compliance
failures directly compromise patient safety through acute immunologic events and premature
graft loss. For society, the loss of invested fiscal and organic (organs) resources is
catastrophic. As the unique constant in the chain of people who provide, modify and consume
prescription medications, health information technology should be focused on empowering the
patient to prevent medication errors. Our principal clinical hypothesis is that HIT can be
proven to improve patient safety by minimizing medication errors. Specific aims address the
creation of new knowledge and evidence ( in a renal transplant population) of benefits of
widely applicable HIT tools. Web enabled education of two groups, new (<6 months) and
established (> 6 months), kidney transplant recipients is proposed.
number of chronic drugs needed to prevent rejection and treat comorbidities. Compliance
failures directly compromise patient safety through acute immunologic events and premature
graft loss. For society, the loss of invested fiscal and organic (organs) resources is
catastrophic. As the unique constant in the chain of people who provide, modify and consume
prescription medications, health information technology should be focused on empowering the
patient to prevent medication errors. Our principal clinical hypothesis is that HIT can be
proven to improve patient safety by minimizing medication errors. Specific aims address the
creation of new knowledge and evidence ( in a renal transplant population) of benefits of
widely applicable HIT tools. Web enabled education of two groups, new (<6 months) and
established (> 6 months), kidney transplant recipients is proposed.
Inclusion Criteria:age > 18 or capable of managing own medications
Exclusion Criteria:Education level below 10th grade
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