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Predicting the Survival of Kidney Transplantation: Design and Evaluation of a Smartphone-Based Application Publisher Pubmed



Shahmoradi L1 ; Borhani A1 ; Langarizadeh M2 ; Pourmand G3 ; Fard ZA3 ; Rezayi S1
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  1. 1. Department of Health Information Management and Medical Informatics, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Health Information Management and Medical Informatics, School of Health Management and Information Science, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Urology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: BMC Nephrology Published:2022


Abstract

Background: Prediction of graft survival for Kidney Transplantation (KT) is considered a risky task due to the scarcity of donating organs and the use of health care resources. The present study aimed to design and evaluate a smartphone-based application to predict the survival of KT in patients with End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). Method: Based on the initial review, a researcher-made questionnaire was developed to assess the information needs of the application through urologists and nephrologists. By using information obtained from the questionnaire, a checklist was prepared, and the information of 513 patients with kidney failure was collected from their records at Sina Urological Research Center. Then, three data mining algorithms were applied to them. The smartphone-based application for the prediction of kidney transplant survival was designed, and a standard usability assessment questionnaire was used to evaluate the designed application. Results: Three information elements related to the required data in different sections of demographic information, sixteen information elements related to patient clinical information, and four critical capabilities were determined for the design of the smartphone-based application. C5.0 algorithm with the highest accuracy (87.21%) was modeled as the application inference engine. The application was developed based on the PhoneGap framework. According to the participants’ scores (urologists and nephrologists) regarding the usability evaluation of the application, it can be concluded that both groups participating in the study could use the program, and they rated the application at a good level. Conclusion: Since the overall performance or usability of the smartphone-based app was evaluated at a reasonable level, it can be used with certainty to predict kidney transplant survival. © 2022, The Author(s).