Table 1.
Patient and dialysis clinic personnel participant characteristics
| Characteristica | n (%) or mean ± SD; median (IQR) |
|---|---|
| Patient participants (n = 42) | |
| Age (years) | 57.3 ± 12.8; 58.5 (51.0–67.3) |
| Female | 23 (54.8) |
| Race | |
| White | 15 (35.7) |
| Black | 23 (54.8) |
| Other | 4 (9.5) |
| Diabetes | 17 (40.5) |
| Heart failure | 14 (33.3) |
| Cancer | 3 (7.1) |
| Dialysis vintage (years) | 7.2 ± 6.9; 4.5 (3.4–9.0) |
| Typical ultrafiltration volume (L) | 2.7 ± 1.0; 2.5 (2.0–3.3) |
| Prescribed treatment time (min) | 234.3 ± 31.8; 240 (210–240) |
| Typical time to recovery after hemodialysis (h) | |
| <2 | 13 (31.0) |
| 2–6 | 15 (35.7) |
| 7–12 | 5 (11.9) |
| >12 | 9 (21.4) |
| Location of dialysis clinic | |
| North Carolina | 16 (38.1) |
| Virginia | 15 (35.7) |
| Connecticut | 3 (7.1) |
| New York | 1 (2.4) |
| New Jersey | 2 (4.8) |
| Delaware | 1 (2.4) |
| Texas | 1 (2.4) |
| California | 2 (4.8) |
| Washington | 1 (2.4) |
| In-person interview | 31 (73.8) |
| Interview length (min) | 29.5 ± 12.0; 27.3 (20.1–38.0) |
| Nurse and PCT participants (n = 13) | |
| Age (years) | 35.7 ± 12.8; 33.0 (23.5–48.5) |
| Female | 9 (69.2) |
| Race | |
| White | 10 (76.9) |
| Black | 1 (7.7) |
| Other | 2 (15.4) |
| Dialysis nurse | 4 (30.8) |
| Length of time in current role (years) | 7.0 ± 7.0; 5.0 (2.0–9.3) |
| Location of dialysis clinic | |
| North Carolina | 9 (69.2) |
| Virginia | 4 (30.8) |
| In-person interview | 13 (100) |
| Interview length (min) | 29.8 ± 7.4; 30.3 (24.4–34.4) |
a
All comorbid conditions and hemodialysis treatment data were self-reported.
IQR, interquartile range.