Table III.
Number (%) of patients responding “yes” to each item of the investigator-developed Informed Decision-Making (IDM) tool, by age group
| Content of Item | Adults ≤ 49 years old (n = 34) |
Adults 50–64 years old (n = 33) |
Adults ≥ 65 years old (n = 32) |
χ2 and p value |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Did the doctor inform you about… | |||||
| 1. | The condition that led to kidney failure? |
24 (70.6) | 16 (48.5) | 13 (40.6) | 6.46 p = 0.04 |
| 2. | How long you would live with or without dialysis? |
19 (55.9) | 15 (45.5) | 11 (34.4) | 3.08 p = 0.22 |
| 3. | Dialysis options, such as peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis? |
20 (58.8) | 22 (66.7) | 17 (53.1) | 1.25 p = 0.54 |
| 4. | Benefits and burdens associated with each type of dialysis? |
11 (32.4) | 12 (36.4) | 9 (28.1) | 0.50 p = 0.78 |
| 5. | Did the doctor ask your values and preferences for those dialysis options? |
8 (23.5) | 5 (15.2) | 7 (21.9) | 0.81 p = 0.67 |
| Did the doctor explain… | |||||
| 6. | How your daily life might change after starting dialysis? |
21 (61.8) | 13 (39.4) | 10 (31.3) | 6.73 p = 0.04 |
| 7. | The need for dialysis for the rest of your life unless you receive kidney transplantation? |
32 (94.1) | 29 (87.9) | 21 (65.6) | 10.30 p < 0.01 |
| 8. | That not starting dialysis could be an option? |
0 | 0 | 1 (3.1) | - |
| 9. | Did the doctor try to make sure you understood what he/she told you? |
28 (82.4) | 28 (84.8) | 18 (56.3) | 8.63 p = 0.01 |
| 10. | Did the doctor try to understand what was important to you? |
20 (58.8) | 23 (69.7) | 15 (46.9) | 3.49 p = 0.18 |