Table 2.

Comparisons between HD and PD on illness, treatment, and daily life

	HD (N = 76)	PD (N = 156)	Total (N = 232)	p value
Influence on severity of illness, n (%)
No	34 (44.7)	53 (34.0)	87	0.370
Mild	29 (38.2)	82 (52.6)	111
Moderate	9 (11.8)	17 (10.9)	26
Severe	4 (5.3)	4 (2.6)	8
Frequency to hospital per week, n (%)
0	0 (0.0)	125 (80.1)	125	0.000
1–2	4 (5.3)	28 (17.9)	32
≥3	72 (94.7)	3 (1.9)	75
Who went to the hospital, n (%)
Only myself	69 (90.8)	87 (55.8)	156	0.000
Replaced by family members	0 (0.0)	47 (30.1)	47
Accompanied by family members	7 (9.2)	22 (14.1)	29
Influence on daily life, n (%)
No	14 (18.4)	31 (19.9)	45	0.402
Mild	42 (55.3)	92 (59)	134
Moderate	13 (17.1)	26 (16.7)	39
Severe	7 (9.2)	7 (4.5)	14

	HD, n (%)	PD, n (%)	Responses, n (%)	Percent of cases, n (%)
Reasons for going out
Total	76 (100)	156 (100)	321 (100.0)	138.4
Shopping	32 (42.1)	80 (51.3)	112 (34.9)	48.3
Therapy	71 (93.4)	26 (16.7)	97 (30.2)	41.8
Prescribe medicine	6 (7.9)	66 (42.3)	72 (22.4)	31.0
Work	1 (1.3)	13 (8.3)	14 (4.4)	6.0
Walk	0 (0.0)	17 (10.9)	17 (5.3)	7.3
Others	0 (0.0)	9 (10.9)	9 (2.8)	3.9
Supports wanted for treatment
Total	6 (100)	156 (100)	524 (100)	225.9
Protective equipment from government	45 (59.2)	62 (39.7)	107 (20.4)	46.1
Hospitals remained open	63 (82.9)	71 (45.5)	134 (25.6)	57.8
Convenient drug delivery	8 (10.5)	93 (59.6)	101 (19.3)	43.5
Protective information from medical staff	14 (18.4)	11 (7.1)	25 (4.8)	10.8
Adjust the treatment protocol	4 (5.3)	23 (14.7)	27 (5.2)	11.6
Strengthen government management	39 (51.3)	53 (34.0)	92 (17.6)	39.7
Family support	8 (10.5)	11 (7.1)	19 (3.6)	8.2
Others	2 (2.6)	15 (9.6)	17 (3.2)	7.3

HD, hemodialysis; PD, peritoneal dialysis.