• 1. Department of Nephrology and Kidney Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
  • 2. Department of Nephrology, the First People’s Hospital of Shuangliu District, Chengdu, Sichuan 610200, P. R. China;
  • 3. Med-X Center for Materials, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
  • 4. College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, P. R. China;
  • 5. College of Chemical Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610065, P. R. China;
SU Baihai, Email: subaihai@scu.edu.cn
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Objective  To investigate the awareness and clinical needs of wearable artificial kidney among maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients, and to analyze the related influencing factors. Methods  MHD patients were recruited from 2 tertiary hospitals in Sichuan province between April and June 2021. The convenient sampling method was used to select patients. The factors influencing the awareness and demand of MHD patients for wearable artificial kidney were analyzed. Results  A total of 119 MHD patients were included. The awareness of wearable artificial kidney among the patients was mainly “never heard” (61 cases) and “heard” (58 cases). Most MHD patients (60 cases) were willing to use and participate in clinical trials in the future. The results of logistic regression indicated that the cost on household economy and treatment effect on life quality were the influencing factors for MHD patients’ awareness of wearable artificial kidney (P<0.05). The average duration of single dialysis and the impact of treatment on working or studying were the influencing factors for MHD patients’ needs of wearable artificial kidney (P<0.05). Conclusions  The awareness of wearable artificial kidney is low among MHD patients. However, most MHD patients showed great interest in the wearable artificial kidney after preliminary understanding, suggesting that the future clinical application of wearable artificial kidney has great demand.

Citation: CHEN Shanshan, LI Yupei, YANG Mei, SU Baihai, ZHAO Changsheng. Research on the awareness and clinical needs of wearable artificial kidney among maintenance hemodialysis patients. West China Medical Journal, 2023, 38(7): 1034-1041. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.202205139 Copy

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