Table 4 Likert rating responses for questions surrounding patient and nurse education stratified by CHD versus home dialysis nursing group (median rating, interquartile range)*
From: Attitudes and perceptions of nephrology nurses towards dialysis modality selection: a survey study
Questions | Home dialysis nurses | CHD nurses | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Patients are well informed of all modalities once they start dialysis | 2.5 (2–4) | 3 (2–4) | 0.58 |
Patients would benefit from further modality education after they start dialysis | 4 (3–5) | 4 (4–5) | 0.82 |
I am well informed of all dialysis modalities | 4.5 (4–5) | 4 (3–4) | 0.009 |
I educate patients about dialysis modalities | 4 (3–5) | 4 (3–4) | 0.41 |
I would benefit from further education about dialysis modalities | 4 (4–4) | 4 (4–5) | 0.05 |