AIBehavioral AI for Peritoneal Dialysis Decision in Kidney Failure

This study focuses on improving the understanding of kidney failure patients who opt for peritoneal dialysis, a treatment that uses the lining of the abdomen to filter the blood. The goal is to develop personalized nudges, or encouragements, to help patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) choose peritoneal dialysis. The study uses a Behavioral Artificial Intelligence (AI) solution from Scaled Insights to analyze patient personality traits and correlate them with their dialysis choices. The aim is to create a tool that can predict a patient's likelihood of choosing peritoneal dialysis or hemodialysis, another type of dialysis treatment. During the study, the AI system will identify personality attributes of CKD patients and group them based on their dialysis choices. Once the prediction is possible, customized nudges will be developed and tested to increase the likelihood of patients choosing peritoneal dialysis. The primary outcome of the study is to record the patient's choice of dialysis, which will be documented by their healthcare provider as part of routine care. The study hypothesizes that the AI system will successfully identify the personality traits of patients likely to opt for either peritoneal dialysis or hemodialysis, and find effective nudges to encourage CKD patients to choose peritoneal dialysis.