Table 2.
Respondent characteristics and proportion per subgroup
| Characteristic | n | % |
| Total | 509 | 100 |
| Main unit (psychosocial model) | ||
| Unit A (no staff) | 64 | 12.6 |
| Unit B (psychology) | 65 | 12.8 |
| Unit C (counselling+welfare advice) | 98 | 19.3 |
| Unit D (social work+psychology+counselling) | 73 | 14.3 |
| Unit E (social work+psychiatry) | 104 | 20.4 |
| Unit F (social work+psychology) | 47 | 9.3 |
| Unit G (social work+psychology) | 58 | 11.4 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 311 | 61.1 |
| Female | 192 | 37.7 |
| Missing | 6 | 1.2 |
| Age category | ||
| 18–39 | 50 | 9.8 |
| 40–49 | 51 | 10.0 |
| 50–59 | 97 | 19.1 |
| 60–69 | 104 | 20.4 |
| ≥70 | 201 | 39.5 |
| Missing | 6 | 1.2 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| White | 460 | 90.4 |
| Other | 42 | 8.3 |
| Missing | 7 | 1.4 |
| Time on dialysis | ||
| <6 months | 87 | 17.1 |
| 6 months to 3 years | 193 | 37.9 |
| 3–5 years | 91 | 17.9 |
| >5 years | 130 | 25.5 |
| Missing | 8 | 1.6 |
| Living situation | ||
| Living alone | 147 | 29.7 |
| Living together | 349 | 70.3 |
| Missing | 13 | 2.6 |
| Employment situation | ||
| Employed | 67 | 13.2 |
| Unemployed | 14 | 2.8 |
| Unable to work | 183 | 36.0 |
| Retired | 237 | 46.6 |
| Missing | 8 | 1.6 |