Table 2.
Characteristics of transplant educators and dialysis centers
| Characteristic | Value |
|---|---|
| Transplant educator (n=170) | |
| Sex | |
| Female | 165 (97) |
| Male | 5 (3) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| White | 155 (91) |
| Black | 12 (7) |
| Hispanic or Latino (considered mutually exclusive from white and black) | 3 (2) |
| Job title | |
| Social worker | 86 (51) |
| Nurse | 39 (23) |
| Nurse manager/facility administrator | 38 (22) |
| Dialysis technician | 5 (3) |
| Other | 2 (1) |
| Age (yr) | 46±10 |
| Time working with dialysis patients (yr) | 11±8 |
| Dialysis center characteristics (n=170) | |
| Rural or urban location | |
| Rural | 102 (60) |
| Urban | 67 (39) |
| Dialysis center ownership status | |
| For-profit | 128 (75) |
| Nonprofit | 41 (24) |
| >50% female patients (yes) | 41 (24) |
| >50% black patients (yes) | 26 (15) |
| >50% aged ≥65 yr (yes) | 80 (47) |
| Distance from dialysis center to nearest transplant center (miles) | 38 (12–90) |
| Size of dialysis center (total no. of patients served) | 43 (26–65) |
| AHRQ SES index scorea | 58 (54–61) |
| Transplant education practices at centers | |
| Yearly transplant education provided to all transplant-eligible patients (yes) | 137 (81) |
| Formal transplant education program in operation at center (yes) | 35 (21) |
Values are expressed as number (percentage), mean±SD, or median (range). AHRQ, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; SES, socioeconomic status.
a
Data for 17 dialysis centers missing.