Table 1. Frequency of healthcare resource consumption episodes in the RM+ and RM– groups, summarized across the four assessments of each scenario (Student’s t-test).

Healthcare resource	RM+ (n = 12)	RM– (n = 12)	Mean difference between RM+ and RM–	Unpaired t-test p-value (RM+ vs. RM–)
Unplanned hospital visits	2.3 ± 1.0	11.3 ± 4.0	9.0	0.005
Emergency room visits	0.5 ± 0.6	5.3 ± 1.9	4.8	0.003
Home visits	0.5 ± 1.0	5.8 ± 3.0	5.3	0.016
Exchanges over the telephone	18.5 ± 2.6	57.8 ± 14.6	39.3	0.002
Device swap (change of prescription)	4.0 ± 2.3	6.5 ± 1.3	2.5	0.108
Change to hemodialysis	0.5 ± 0.6	2.5 ± 0.6	2.0	0.003
Hospitalizations	1.3 ± 1.5	3.5 ± 1.9	2.3	0.114
Retraining	6.0 ± 1.4	9.3 ± 12.6	3.3	0.626
Other	3.3 ± 0.5	5.8 ± 1.0	2.5	0.004
Total	36.8 ± 5.4	107.5 ± 26.7	70.8	0.002

RM = remote monitoring. Data are shown as mean ± standard deviation.