Table 3.
Summary of measured effects of IT-based interventions
| Outcome category | Outcome | Total | Effect | Effective interventions | Ineffective interventions | Mix effective interventions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive effect N (%) | No effect N (%) | Mix effect N (%) | ||||||
| Clinical outcome (n=8) | GFR | 2 | - | 2 (100) | - | - | Computerized systems Multiple components |
- |
| Graft failure | 1 | - | 1 (100) | - | - | Multiple components | - | |
| Concentrations of tacrolimus | 1 | - | 1 (100) | - | - | Multiple components | - | |
| Na | 1 | 1 (100) | - | - | Smartphones or PDA | - | ||
| BUN | 1 | 1 (100) | - | Smartphones or PDA | - | |||
| Creatinine | 1 | 1 (100) | - | Smartphones or PDA | - | |||
| Acute rejection | 1 | - | 1 (100) | - | - | Multiple components | - | |
| Process of care (n=7) | IRB and IRK | 1 | 1 (100) | - | - | Computerized systems | - | - |
| Fluid intake | 1 | 1 (100) | Smartphones or PDA | - | - | |||
| Electronically measured “taking” adherence | 1 | 1 (100) | - | - | Multiple components | - | - | |
| Electronically measured “timing” adherence | 1 | 1 (100) | - | - | Multiple components | - | - | |
| Proportion of patients who performed cholesterol testing within 1 week of their clinic visit | 1 | - | 1 (100) | - | - | Computerized systems | - | |
| The proportion of patients who achieved low-density lipoprotein (LDL) and cholesterol control | 1 | 1 (100) | Computerized systems | - | - | |||
| Increase pneumococcal vaccine rates | 1 | 1 (100) | - | - | Computerized systems | - | - | |
| Total | - | 15 | 6 (40) | 9 (60) | - | Computerized systems (3) Multiple components (2) Smartphones or PDA (1) |
Computerized systems (2) Multiple components (4) Smartphones or PDA (3) |
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Abbreviations: GFR, glomerular filtration rate; Na, sodium; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; IRK, illness-related knowledge; IRB, illness-related behavior; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.