Table 2.
Responses to questions depicted by centre prevalence and primary role provider
| Question | Response category | Centre prevalence |
Primary role provider |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low (n = 9) (%) | High (n = 11) (%) | Nurse (n = 40) (%) | Medical + Managerial (n = 8) (%) | |||
| Q1 | Belief in the practice of unit home HD policy | Great extent + very great extent | 44.4 | 81.8 | 80 | 62.5 |
| Q2 | Presentation of dialysis information—clear and uniform | Not at all + to a slight extent | 44.4 | 18.2 | 20 | 37.5 |
| Q3 | Well supported and advised on patient RRT decisions | Great extent + very great extent | 66.6 | 63.7 | 62.5 | 75 |
| Q4 | Preconceptions about patients’ coping with home HD | Not at all + to a slight extent | 55.5 | 18.2 | 35 | 75 |
| Q5 | Difficulty identifying patients for home HD | Not at all + to a slight extent | 66.6 | 72.8 | 70 | 87.5 |
| Q6 | Staff knowledge and bias—an important factor? | Great extent + very great extent | 55.5 | 36.4 | 40 | 62.5 |
| Q7 | Patients’ choice above all else? | Great extent + very great extent | 44.4 | 54.6 | 65 | 62.5 |
| Q8 | Patient persuasion to choose modality with best outcomes | Not at all + to a slight extent + moderate extent | 55.5 | 36.4 | 50 | 12.5 |
| Q9 | Positive patient experience during transition into dialysis | Not at all + to a slight extent | 66.7 | 54.6 | 7.5 | 0 |
| Q10 | Time and continuity of care for to empower self-care in patients | Great extent + very great extent | 88.9 | 54.6 | 57.5 | 57.5 |
| Q11 | Any concern about patient expressing home HD interest? | Great extent + very great extent | 22.2 | 27.3 | 17.5 | 0 |
| Q12 | Urgent start hospital HD conversion to home HD | Great extent + very great extent | 44.4 | 53.8 | 46.1 | 75 |
| Q13 | Hospital HD patients informed of home HD? | Not at all + to a slight extent + moderate extent | 100 | 91 | 70 | 75 |
| Q14 | Inadequate clinical input in the pre-dialysis stage | Moderate extent + great extent + very great extent | 66.6 | 54.6 | 45 | 62.5 |
| Q15 | Good set-up for training patients in home HD | Great extent + very great extent | 33.3 | 72.8 | 67.5 | 85.7 |
| Q16 | Influence of junior doctor training for home HD future | Great extent + very great extent | 55.5 | 45.5 | 52.5 | 62.5 |
| Q17 | Patients’ caregiver provided support? | Not at all + to a slight extent | 22.2 | 45.5 | 22.5 | 37.5 |
| Q18 | Adequate access to respite care? | Not at all + to a slight extent | 33.3 | 63.7 | 40 | 37.5 |
| Q19 | Home visits in good measure? | Great extent + very great extent | 44.4 | 45.5 | 56.4 | 50 |
| Q20 | Communication of your ideas for service improvement | Not at all + to a slight extent | 22.2 | 18.2 | 50 | 75 |
Statistical tests using Fisher’s exact test was performed to determine the significance of the difference in proportions.
None of the differences reported is statistically significant, due to small numbers of respondents.
A 55% or greater difference in proportion would be statistically significant. RRT, renal replacement therapy.