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measured creatinine for blood pressure: 97 mmHg (SD 2) versus 96 mmHg (SD 9) for registered and measured MAP’s, respectively (t=.20, p=.84).
Figure 5. Patient adherence to system feedback.
DISCUSSION
Self-monitoring kidney function and blood pressure at home offers important advantages for patients after kidney transplantation. However, the value and safety of self-monitoring depends on how well patients actually adhere to their self-monitoring tasks, the reliability of the test results they report and whether they take appropriate actions based on their measurements. This study showed that level of adherence was generally good. Well above 90% of all patients performed the requested number of
