Table 1.
Patient and caregivers’ characteristics (N = 32)a
| Child age (yrs) mean (SD) | 8.3 (4.1) |
| Child gender (%) male | 20 (63) |
| Household income (%) | |
| $0–$31,199/yr | 7 (22) |
| $31,200–$64,999/yr | 10 (31) |
| $65,000–$104,000/yr | 6 (19) |
| > $104,000/yr | 2 (6.3) |
| No response | 7 (22) |
| Family perceived financial status (%)b | |
| Reasonably comfortable | 1 (3.1) |
| Just getting along | 24 (75) |
| Poor | 7 (22) |
| Region RA1–RA5 (%)c | |
| RA 1: major cities of Australia | 22 (69) |
| RA 2: inner regional Australia | 8 (25) |
| RA 4: remote Australia | 1 (3.1) |
| RA 5: very remote Australia | 1 (3.1) |
| Primary ethnicity (%) | |
| European Australian | 17 (53) |
| Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander | 4 (12) |
| Asian | 2 (6.3) |
| Middle Eastern | 1 (3.1) |
| Pacific Islander | 1 (3.1) |
| Not specified | 1 (3.1) |
| Other | 6 (19) |
| Languaged (%) | |
| English | 32 (100) |
| Other | 2 (6.3) |
| Marital status of caregivers (%) | |
| Single | 7 (22) |
| Partnered | 2 (6.3) |
| Married/de facto | 19 (59) |
| Divorced/separated | 4 (12) |
| Single caregiver on social benefits (Yes) | 9 (28) |
| Both caregivers unemployed (Yes) | 9 (28) |
| Family lives in public housing (Yes) | 5 (16) |
| Caregiver age (yr)-mean (SD) | 36.4 (6.9) |
| Caregiver gender - female | 29 (91%) |
| CKD stage (%) | |
| Stage 1–5 (predialysis) | 20 (60.3) |
| Dialysise | 4 (13) |
| Transplant | 8 (25) |
CKD, chronic kidney disease; RA, remoteness area.
Inclusion criteria: median income <$1250, AUD/ self-perceived income, employment status of caregivers/single parent/families living in public housing.
a
n (%) unless otherwise specified, caregivers: 31 were biological parents, 1 was a grandparent.
b
No participant belonged to “prosperous,” “comfortable,” or “very poor” category.
c
No participants belonged to RA3: outer regional Australia.
d
Does not add up to 100% due to children speaking multiple languages.
e
Hemodialysis - 1, Peritoneal dialysis- 3.