Table 1.
Baseline demographics of patients
| N (% or IQR) | |
|---|---|
| Patients | 156 |
| Age | |
| <40 | 32 (24.9%) |
| 40–49 | 26 (18.6%) |
| 50–59 | 46 (32.9%) |
| 60–69 | 27 (19.3%) |
| 70+ | 9 (6.4%) |
| Median (IQR) | 52.6 (41.4–60.7) |
| Gender | |
| Female | 47 (30.1%) |
| Male | 109 (69.9%) |
| Number of session entries | |
| Median (IQR) | 157.5 (67.5–307) |
| Usage duration (months) | |
| Median (IQR) | 15 (7.5–28.5) |
| Emoticon Feature Use | |
| No | 34 (21.8%) |
| Yes | 122 (78.2%) |
| Session note use (sentiment) | |
| No | 10 (6.4%) |
| Yes | 146 (93.6%) |
| Have had TTD | |
| No | 74 (47.4%) |
| Yes | 82 (52.6%) |
| Have had prolonged TTDa | |
| No | 33 (40.2%) |
| Yes | 49 (69.8%) |
a
A TTD is considered as prolonged if the session directly before or after it was also a TTD.
Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; TTD, technically troubled dialysis.