Table 1.
Summary of Demographic Information Collected From Participants
| Patients (n = 13) | Care Partners (n = 4) | Patients & Care Partners (n = 17) | Health Care Providers (n = 13) | All (N = 30) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean PD experience, years | 3.1 (0-7) | 3 (1-5) | 13.9 (1-32) | ||
| Mean age, years | 50.0 (24-80) | 44 (36-55) | 48.6 (24-80) | 46.9 (33-65) | 47.8 (24-80) |
| Locationa | |||||
| Urban | 46% | 0% | 35% | 85% | 57% |
| Rural | 39% | 25% | 35% | 62% | 47% |
| Suburban | 15% | 75% | 29% | 69% | 47% |
| Sex | |||||
| Women | 69% | 75% | 71% | 62% | 67% |
| Remote management use | |||||
| Yes | 23% | 25% | 24% | 39% | 30% |
| Living situation | |||||
| Live alone | 46% | ||||
| Live with others | 54% | ||||
| Education | |||||
| High school/GED | 23% | 0.0% | 18% | ||
| Some college | 46% | 25% | 41% | ||
| ≥4-year degree | 31% | 75% | 41% | ||
| Occupationb,c | |||||
| Full-time work | 23% | 50% | 29% | ||
| Part-time work | 23% | 0% | 18% | ||
| Student | 8% b | 0% | 6% | ||
| Unemployed | 23% | 25% | 24% | ||
| Homemaker | 0% | 50% c | 12% | ||
| Other (retired, disabled) | 31% | 25% | 29% | ||
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic | 15% | 0% | 12% | 8% | 10% |
| Non-Hispanic | 85% | 100% | 88% | 92% | 90% |
| Race | |||||
| White | 31% | 50% | 35% | 77% | 53% |
| Black | 39% | 25% | 35% | 0% | 20% |
| Asian | 8% | 0% | 6% | 8% | 7% |
| Pacific Islander | 8% | 0% | 6% | 0% | 3% |
| Native American | 0% | 25% | 6% | 0% | 3% |
| Other | 0% | 0% | 0% | 8% | 3% |
| Transport to PD clinic visit | |||||
| Patient drives | 85% | ||||
| Family/friend/care partner drives | 15% | ||||
Note: All percentages were rounded to whole numbers. Values expressed as mean (range) or percent.
Abbreviations: GED, general educational development; PD, peritoneal dialysis.
a
Location referred to the location of their patients and as such yielded multiple responses from most health care providers.
b
One patient was engaged in full-time work and a student.
c
Multiple care partners were both homemakers and had other occupational status.