Table 1.
Dialysis facility provider and facility characteristics associated with provider awareness of the new KAS
| Overall (n = 653) | Aware(n = 378; 57.9%) | Unaware(n = 275; 42.1%) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provider characteristics | ||||
| Gender, n (%) | <0.001 | |||
| Male | 141 | 106 (75.2) | 35 (24.8) | |
| Female | 479 | 252 (52.6) | 227 (47.4) | |
| Missing* | 33 | 20 (60.6) | 13 (39.4) | |
| Race, n (%) | 0.20 | |||
| White | 396 | 230 (58.5) | 163 (41.5) | |
| Black | 80 | 42 (52.5) | 38 (47.5) | |
| Hispanic | 40 | 22 (55.0) | 18 (45.0) | |
| Asian | 55 | 38 (69.1) | 17 (30.9) | |
| Other | 21 | 9 (42.9) | 12 (57.1) | |
| Missing* | 61 | 34 (55.7) | 27 (44.3) | |
| Role, n (%) | <0.001 | |||
| Medical director | 115 | 97 (84.4) | 18 (15.7) | |
| Nurse manager | 319 | 148 (46.4) | 171 (53.6) | |
| Facility administrator | 113 | 60 (53.1) | 53 (46.9) | |
| Social worker | 90 | 66 (73.3) | 24 (26.7) | |
| Other staff | 16 | 7 (43.8) | 9 (56.3) | |
| Length of time at facility, n (%) | <0.001 | |||
| <1 year | 102 | 39 (38.2) | 63 (61.8) | |
| 1–5 years | 315 | 187 (59.4) | 128 (40.6) | |
| 5–10 years | 114 | 68 (59.7) | 46 (40.4) | |
| ≥10 years | 122 | 84 (68.8) | 38 (31.2) | |
| KAS/transplant knowledge score (range: 0–5), mean (SD) | 2.38 (1.43) | 2.96 (1.30) | 1.57 (1.19) | <0.001 |
| Reported referring more patients overall since implementation of new KAS, n (%) | 99 | 67 (17.7) | 32 (11.6) | <0.001 |
| Reported referring more patients with >4 years dialysis since implementation of new KAS, n (%) | 59 | 48 (12.7) | 11 (4.0) | <0.001 |
| Facility characteristics | ||||
| Profit status, n (%) | 0.08 | |||
| For-profit | 590 | 335 (56.8) | 255 (43.2) | |
| Non-profit | 63 | 43 (68.3) | 20 (31.8) | |
| Census region, n (%)** | 0.27 | |||
| Northeast | 27 | 19 (70.4) | 8 (29.6) | |
| South | 452 | 264 (58.4) | 188 (41.6) | |
| Midwest | 120 | 69 (57.5) | 51 (42.5) | |
| West | 54 | 26 (48.1) | 28 (51.9) | |
| Number of staff in facility, mean (SD) | 16.3 (10.3) | 16.5 (11.3) | 16.1 (8.7) | 0.60 |
| Number of patients in facility, mean (SD) | 84.8 (55.8) | 84.8 (56.3) | 84.8 (55.1) | 0.99 |
| Number of black patients in facility, mean (SD) | 32.7 (31.4) | 32.8 (32.0) | 32.7 (30.6) | 0.95 |
| Percentage of patients waitlisted, mean (SD) | 10.2 (3.7) | 10.3 (3.6) | 10.2 (4.0) | 0.82 |
| Racial disparity in waitlisting, n (%)*** | 169 | 102 (27.0) | 67 (24.4) | 0.45 |
| Age of patients in facility, mean (SD) | 60.6 (4.1) | 60.7 (4.0) | 60.5 (4.2) | 0.69 |
*
Missing values not included in calculation of p values.
**
Northeast, CT, ME, MS, NH, RI, VT, NJ, NY, PA; South, DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV, AL, KY, MS TN, AR, LA,OK, TX; Midwest, IL, IN, MI, OH, WI, IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD; West, AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY, AK, CA, HI, OR, WA, PR.
***
Facility considered to have racial disparity if %whites waitlisted – %blacks waitlisted ≥5%.