Table 1.
Participant characteristics (n = 34).
| Characteristics | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Female | 18 | 53 |
| Male | 16 | 47 |
| Age Group (years) | ||
| 18‐30 | 2 | 6 |
| 31‐50 | 16 | 47 |
| 51‐70 | 12 | 35 |
| 71+ | 4 | 12 |
| Employment status | ||
| Working | 19 | 53 |
| Not working | 15 | 47 |
| Marital Status | ||
| Single | 4 | 11 |
| Married or partnered | 25 | 74 |
| Divorced/Separated/Widowed | 5 | 15 |
| Highest level of Education | ||
| Primary School | 3 | 9 |
| Professional certificate | 9 | 26 |
| University | 22 | 65 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| White | 27 | 79 |
| Other (please specify)* | 7 | 20 |
| Children number | ||
| 0 | 13 | 38 |
| 1 or 2 | 14 | 41 |
| 3 or more | 7 | 21 |
| Cause of Kidney disease | ||
| Glomerular disease (e.g., GN/FSGS/IgA Nephropathy) | 8 | 23 |
| Polycystic kidney disease | 3 | 9 |
| Reflux nephropathy | 2 | 6 |
| Diabetes | 2 | 6 |
| Infection | 1 | 3 |
| Other (please specify)† | 18 | 53 |
| Donor Type | ||
| Deceased donor | 16 | 47 |
| Living donor | 18 | 53 |
| Years post‐Tx | ||
| Less than 1 year | 4 | 12 |
| 1‐2years | 10 | 29 |
| 3 or more years | 20 | 59 |
| Number of transplants | ||
| 1 | 28 | 82 |
| 2 or 3 | 6 | 18 |
| More than 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Telehealth used | ||
| Telephone call (mobile, house phone) | 26 | 74 |
| Video call (mobile phone, tablet, computer) | 13 | 37 |
| Additional telehealth attendees | ||
| No one | 32 | 94 |
| Caregiver/family member | 2 | 6 |
| Previously used telehealth? | ||
| Yes | 4 | 12 |
| No | 30 | 88 |
| Location | ||
| Metropolitan | 18 | 53 |
| Regional | 16 | 47 |
*
Other includes South Central Asian, African and Middle Eastern.
†
Other includes unknown cause (n = 4), autoimmune disease (n = 1), Henoch Schonlein purpura (n = 1), multiple organ failure (n = 1), systemic lupus erythematosus (n = 1), surgical negligence (n = 1), Alports syndrome (n = 3), cystic fibrosis (n = 1), medullary sponge kidney (n = 1), multiple myeloma (n = 1), autosomal recessive nephronophthisis (n = 1), atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (n = 1), medullary cystic (n = 1).