Clareo Health | Impact of a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) - Based Dietary Adherence Intervention on Interdialytic Weight Gain and Blood Pressure in Hemodialysis Patients
Impact of a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) - Based Dietary Adherence Intervention on Interdialytic Weight Gain and Blood Pressure in Hemodialysis Patients
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Lead
University of Pittsburgh
With
Paul Teschan Research Fund
Age
21–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Those individuals who are 21 years of age or older
Literate
Community-dwelling adults
Receiving maintenance HD for at least 3 months
You may not be if
Individuals who cannot read or write
Those who do not speak English
Those who plan to move out of the area or change dialysis centers within the next 6 months
Those with a terminal illness and life expectancy of less than 12 months
Those who are scheduled for a living donor transplant
Individuals who cannot see the PDA screen or use the stylus to make selections from the PDA screen.
Those individuals with a score ≤ 26 on the Mini Mental Status Exam.
Also excluded will be individuals who are living in a nursing home or personal care facility, who would have limited control over their dietary intake.
