Table 2.
Participants’ characteristics
| Characteristics | N=22, n (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Men/women | 13 (59)/9 (41) |
| Age, yr, (mean±SD) | 60.5±16.7 (range 30–90) |
| Ethnic group | |
| White | 14 (64) |
| Indigenous | 4 (18) |
| Other | 4 (18) |
| Hemodialysis center | |
| Center 1 | 5 (23) |
| Center 2 | 6 (27) |
| Center 3 | 4 (18) |
| Center 4 | 4 (18) |
| Center 5 | 3 (14) |
| Employment status | |
| Retired | 12 (55) |
| Unemployed | 7 (32) |
| Employed full time/part time | 2 (9) |
| Student | 1 (4) |
| Level of education | |
| Elementary | 3 (14) |
| High school | 10 (45) |
| Technical school or college | 5 (23) |
| University | 4 (18) |
| Annual family income, $ | |
| <30,000 | 9 (41) |
| 30,000–99,999 | 6 (27) |
| >100,000 | 1 (4.5) |
| No income | 1 (4.5) |
| Preferred not to answer | 5 (22) |
| Marital status | |
| Married/civil union | 14 (64) |
| Single | 5 (23) |
| Widowed | 2 (9) |
| Separated/divorced | 1 (4) |
| Number of years on dialysis, mean±SD | 6.0±6.2 (range 1–27) |
| Listed for a kidney transplant | 10 (45) |
| Tested for COVID-19a | 22 (100) |
| Number of times tested for COVID-19 (range 2–25), mean±SD | 8±6.8 |
COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019.
a
Four patients mentioned during the interviews that they were positive for COVID-19.