. 2020 Aug 5;21:330. doi: 10.1186/s12882-020-01956-w

Table 5.

Most important consideration when making the decision – quantitative responses

Total sample (n = 148)	Home-based treatment (n = 121)	Hospital-based treatment (n = 24)
Impact on your lifestyle 72%	Having your treatment at home 88%	Something else 38%
Having your treatment at home 72%	Impact on your lifestyle 81%	Impact on your lifestyle 29%
Length of time taken for each treatment 20%	Length of time taken for each treatment 20%	Frequency of each treatment 25%
Frequency of each treatment 20%	Frequency of each treatment 19%	Distance to nearest dialysis unit 21%
Distance to nearest dialysis unit 11%	Distance to nearest dialysis unit 11%	Medical factors 17%
Something else^a 11%	Something else^a 6%	Unsure^b 13%
Medical factors 5%		Having your treatment at home 4%
Unsure^b 3%

Total sample
(n = 148)

Home-based treatment
(n = 121)

Hospital-based treatment
(n = 24)

Impact on your lifestyle

72%

Having your treatment at home

88%

Something else

38%

Having your treatment at home

72%

Impact on your lifestyle

81%

Impact on your lifestyle

29%

Length of time taken for each treatment

20%

Length of time taken for each treatment

20%

Frequency of each treatment

25%

Frequency of each treatment

20%

Frequency of each treatment

19%

Distance to nearest dialysis unit

21%

Distance to nearest dialysis unit

11%

Distance to nearest dialysis unit

11%

Medical factors

17%

Something else^a

11%

Something else^a

Unsure^b

13%

Medical factors

Having your treatment at home

Unsure^b

^a‘Something else’ is chosen when the patient wishes to specify a factor that is not included in the considerations given in the questionnaire

^b‘Unsure’ is when the patient is not sure what has been the most important consideration