Table 3.

Comparisons between HD and PD on psychological support

	HD (N = 76)	PD (N = 156)	Total (N = 232)	p value
Psychological support from medical staff, n (%)
Great support	42 (55.3)	62 (39.7)	104	0.003
Moderate support	33 (43.4)	69 (44.2)	102
No support	1 (1.3)	25 (16.0)	26
Protective information from medical staff, n (%)
Yes	76 (100.0)	116 (74.4)	192	0.000
No	0 (0.0)	40 (25.6)	40
Confidence in overcoming the disease, n (%)
Full	58 (76.3)	107 (68.6)	165	0.199
Moderate	18 (23.7)	46 (29.5)	64
Rare	0 (0.0)	3 (1.9)	3
Demand for psychological support, n (%)
Eager	13 (17.1)	15 (9.6)	28	0.304
Moderate	25 (32.9)	56 (35.9)	81
No	38 (50)	85 (54.5)	123

	HD, n (%)	PD, n (%)	Responses, n (%)	Percent of cases, n (%)
Worries
Total	76 (100)	156 (100)	452 (100.0)	194.8
Being infected themselves	34 (44.7)	54 (34.6)	88 (19.5)	37.9
Family members being infected	40 (54.1)	59 (38.8)	99 (21.9)	42.7
What to do if infected	11 (14.5)	24 (15.4)	35 (7.7)	15.1
Hospital closed	25 (32.9)	85 (54.5)	110 (24.3)	47.4
Short of protective equipment	37 (48.7)	44 (28.2)	81 (17.9)	34.9
Short of living necessaries	8 (10.5)	19 (12.2)	27 (6.5)	11.6
Others	1 (1.3)	11 (7.1)	12 (2.9)	5.2
Ways to relieve psychological stress
Total	76 (100)	156 (100)	453 (100)	195.3
Music or television	64 (84.2)	124 (79.5)	188 (41.5)	81.0
Chat with family members or friends	51 (67.1)	89 (57.1)	140 (30.9)	60.3
Chat with medical staff	20 (26.3)	23 (14.7)	43 (9.5)	18.5
Chat with other dialysis patients	12 (15.8)	30 (19.2)	42 (9.3)	18.1
Negative ways	2 (2.6)	5 (3.2)	7 (1.5)	3.0
Others	6 (7.9)	27 (17.3)	33 (7.3)	14.2

HD, hemodialysis; PD, peritoneal dialysis.