Short-term effects of distance training on peritoneal dialysis-related complications during the transmission control of COVID-19 epidemic in China.

Objective To observe the effects of distance training on patients with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) during the transmission control of the COVID-19 epidemic in China. Materials and methods CAPD patients from Xijing Hospital received a traditional training before the transmission control of COVID-19 epidemic, while they received a distance training dominated by WeChat and telephone during the transmission control of COVID-19 epidemic in China. Incidence and cure rate of PD-related peritonitis and catheter-related non-infectious complications were compared. All patients were followed up for 30 days from the date of complication. Results PD-related peritonitis, catheter displacement, and catheter occlusion had no significant difference, and the cure rate of PD-related peritonitis, catheter displacement, and catheter occlusion also had no significant difference in two comparisons despite the cure rate of PD-related peritonitis being slightly higher before (90.9%) than during (80%) the transmission control of COVID-19 epidemic. Conclusion Distance training mode had a similar effect compared to the traditional training mode in the prevention and treatment of PD-related peritonitis and catheter-related non-infectious complications. Practice implications Distance training model is an effective training mode that can be implemented in a short time during the epidemic period of serious infectious diseases.