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. 2011 Jan 21;3:RRN1206. [Version 1] doi: 10.1371/currents.RRN1206
Service receipt for HD patients Number (%) of total sample receiving services at visit 1 (n=451) Number (%) of total sample receiving services at visit 2 (n=105) Number (valid %) of total sample receiving services  at visit 3 (n=47)
Hospital services 
Inpatient 

Outpatient
335 (75%) 

110 (24%) 

300 (69%)
73 (70%) 

58 (64%) 

17 (16%)
29 (62%) 

28 (60%) 

5 (11%)
Primary and Community care 

GP 

Neurologist 

Other doctor 

Physiotherapist 

Social Worker 

Nurse 

Speech Therapist 

Home-help 

Other (Occupational therapy, Dentistry; Chiropractor)
401 (89%) 
  

333 (74%) 

170 (38%) 

73 (16%) 

91 (20%) 

45 (10%) 

30 (7%) 

58 (13%) 

51 (11%) 

42 (9%)
89 (85%) 
  

68 (65%) 

35 (33%) 

14 (14%) 

31 (30%) 

14 (13%) 

15 (14%) 

18 (17%) 

15 (14%) 

15 (14%)
44 (94%) 
  

36 (77%) 

25 (53%) 

6 (13%) 

21 (45%) 

4 (9%) 

4 (9%) 

13 (28%) 

9 (19%) 

7 (15%)
Informal Care 
Personal care 

Help inside the home 

Help outside the home 

Other
224 (50%) 

130 (29%) 

195 (43%) 

170 (38%) 

36 (8%)
71 (68%) 

14 (39%) 

63 (60%) 

54 (51%) 

14 (13%)
32 (68%) 

22 (47%) 

29 (62%) 

25 (53%) 

7 (15%)