Table 1.
Sample demographic, psychologic, and adherence variables and by level of patient activation
| Variable | Overall (n=175) |
PAM Level 1: Disengaged and Overwhelmed (n=16) |
PAM Level 2: Becoming Aware but Still Struggling (n=48) |
PAM Level 3: Taking Action and Gaining Control (n=55) |
PAM Level 4: Maintaining Behaviors and Pushing Further (n=56) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yr), mean±SD | 58±16 | 66±14 | 60±15 | 57±16 | 55±16 |
| Sex (M), n (%) | 107 (61) | 11 (69) | 30 (62) | 32 (58) | 34 (61) |
| Self-reported race, n (%) | |||||
| White | 74 (42) | 7 (44) | 19 (40) | 28 (51) | 20 (36) |
| Black | 52 (30) | 6 (38) | 10 (21) | 14 (25) | 22 (39) |
| Asian | 26 (15) | 2 (12) | 11 (23) | 7 (13) | 6 (11) |
| Other | 23 (13) | 1 (6) | 8 (17) | 6 (11) | 8 (14) |
| Self-reported ethnicity, n (%) | |||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 37 (21) | 3 (19) | 10 (21) | 10 (18) | 14 (25) |
| Dialysis vintage (yr), mean±SD | 4.4±3.9 | 3.7±4.0 | 4.6±3.7 | 3.9±2.9 | 4.8±4.9 |
| Site, n (%) | |||||
| University of Washington | 75 (43) | 8 (50) | 23 (48) | 21 (38) | 23 (41) |
| NYU | 50 (29) | 5 (31) | 10 (21) | 17 (31) | 18 (32) |
| Rogosin | 50 (29) | 3 (19) | 15 (31) | 17 (31) | 15 (27) |
| Health literacy (BHLS), mean±SD | 12.3±2.9 | 10.1±3.2 | 11.8±2.9 | 12.2±2.7 | 13.4±2.4 |
| Depression (PHQ-2), mean±SD | 1.1±1.6 | 1.8±2.3 | 1.1±1.6 | 1.2±1.6 | 0.8±1.4 |
| Anxiety (GAD-7), mean±SD | 4.0±5.1 | 6.3±5.8 | 4.2±4.7 | 4.3±5.4 | 2.9±4.8 |
| Interdialytic weight gain (kg), average of three sessions, mean±SD | 1.7±1.0 | 1.8±1.2 | 1.7±0.8 | 1.6±1.0 | 1.7±1.1 |
| Percent of patients missing at least one treatment session in the last 30 days | 23 | 12 | 25 | 27 | 20 |
M, male; NYU, New York University; BHLS, Brief Health Literacy Scale; PHQ-2, Patient Health Questionnaire-2; GAD-7, General Anxiety Disorder-7.