Table 1.
Characteristics of Patient (n = 19) and Caregiver Participants (n = 2).
| Demographic characteristic (patients and caregivers) | n = 21 |
|---|---|
| Role | |
| Patient | 19 |
| Caregiver | 2 |
| Gender | |
| Man | 15 |
| Woman | 6 |
| Age (years) | |
| Below 40 | 1 |
| 40-64 | 12 |
| 65 or above | 8 |
| Education | |
| Some high school | 5 |
| High school diploma | 2 |
| College diploma | 3 |
| University degree | 10 |
| Not reported | 1 |
| Employment | |
| Full time | 3 |
| Retired | 10 |
| Other (disability, student, not employed) | 8 |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 11 |
| Single | 5 |
| Divorced, separated | 3 |
| Common law | 1 |
| Widowed | 1 |
| Living situation | |
| With spouse only | 10 |
| Alone | 6 |
| With other family | 3 |
| With spouse and other family | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Clinical characteristic (patients) | n = 19 |
| Time on hemodialysis (months) | |
| 3-12 | 12 |
| 13-24 | 4 |
| Above 24 | 3 |
| Initial vascular access type | |
| Central venous catheter | 15 |
| Arteriovenous fistula | 4 |
| Current vascular access type | |
| Central venous catheter | 9 |
| Arteriovenous fistula | 10 |