Table 2.
The usability of treatment outcomes for kidney failure treatment modality decisions according to patients
| Ranked usability of treatment outcomes for treatment modality decision making according to patients 1 = highest, 15 = lowest |
Results |
|---|---|
| 1.The flexibility of each treatment modality* |
Yes = 93 (74%) No = 20 (16%) I don’t know = 12 (10%) |
| 2.The survival of each treatment modality after treatment initiation* |
Yes = 92 (74%) No = 11 (9%) I don’t know = 21 (17%) |
| 3.The effect of each treatment modality on the residual kidney function over time* |
Yes = 89 (71%) No = 19 (15%) I don’t know = 17 (14%) |
| 4.Patient reported levels of physical functioning on each treatment modality* |
Yes = 82 (66%) No = 30 (24%) I don’t know = 13 (10%) |
| 5.The effects of each treatment modality on social functioning* |
Yes = 81 (65%) No = 31 (25%) I don’t know = 12 (10%) |
| 6.Patient survival on each treatment modality* |
Yes = 81 (65%) No = 27 (22%) I don’t know = 17 (13%) |
| 7.The effects of each treatment modality on personal life* |
Yes = 78 (63%) No = 33 (27%) I don’t know = 13 (10%) |
| 8.Complication rates related to immunosuppressive drugs after transplantation* |
Yes = 76 (61%) No = 34 (27%) I don’t know = 15 (12%) |
| 9.Hospitalisation rates for each treatment modality after initiation* |
Yes = 74 (60%) No = 36 (29%) I don’t know = 14 (11%) |
| 10.Event rates for cardiovascular complications on each treatment modality* |
Yes = 73 (58%) No = 29 (24%) I don’t know = 23 (18%) |
| 11.Patient reported levels of pain on each treatment modality* |
Yes = 67 (54%) No = 43 (35%) I don’t know = 14 (11%) |
| 12.Vascular access survival in HD* |
Yes = 67 (54%) No = 35 (28%) I don’t know = 23 (18%) |
| 13.Patient reported levels of fatigue on each treatment modality* |
Yes = 66 (53%) No = 40 (32%) I don’t know = 19 (15%) |
| 14.PD peritonitis rates* |
Yes = 64 (52%) No = 41 (33%) I don’t know = 18 (15%) |
| 15.Patient reported levels of depression on each treatment modality* |
Yes = 54 (43%) No = 54 (43%) I don’t know = 17 (14%) |
HD = Haemodialysis, PD = Peritoneal dialysis. *Note: this is a translation from Dutch to English