Table 1 Participant profiles
Patient | Gender | Age | Carer | Helper | Other conditions | On dialysis | On HHD | Hospital | Machine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P1 | M | 30+ | Wife | Diabetes | 3 yrs | 4 wks | H1 | M1 | |
P2 | M | 70+ | Son | Wife | Heart disease | 1 yr | 3 wks | H1 | M1 |
P3 | M | 70+ | Wife | Paraplegic, diabetes | 2.5 yrs | 3 mths | H1 | M1 | |
P4 | F | 20+ | 13 yrs | 1.5 yrs | H1 | M2 | |||
P5 | F | 60+ | 15 yrs | 10 yrs | H1 | M2 | |||
P6 | M | 70+ | Wife | Has pacemaker | 8 yrs | 3 wks | H1 | M1 | |
P7 | F | 40+ | Mother | Arthritis | 27 yrs | 10 yrs | H1 | M2 | |
P8 | F | 30+ | Partner, daughter | 17 yrs | 1.5 yrs | H2 | M3 | ||
P9 | M | 70+ | Wife | Heart problems + | 2.5 yrs | 2 yrs | H3 | M4 | |
P10 | F | 60+ | Husband | 4.5 yrs | 3 yrs | H3 | M4 | ||
P11 | F | 60+ | Husband | Diabetes | n/a | 9 mths | H3 | M5 | |
P12 | M | 50+ | Wife | 3 yrs | 1.5 yrs | H3 | M4 | ||
P13 | M | 40+ | Wife | Hernia | 2.5 yrs | 1.5 yrs | H3 | M3 | |
P14 | F | 50+ | Husband | 1 yr | 1 yr | H3 | M3 | ||
P15 | M | 60+ | Wife | 4 yrs | 2 yrs | H3 | M5 | ||
P16 | M | 20+ | Mother | 3 yrs | 2 yrs | H3 | M3 | ||
P17 | F | 40+ | Mother | Impaired vision | 18 yrs | 8.5 yrs | H4 | M5 | |
P18 | F | 60+ | Husband | Prosthetic leg | 35 yrs | 30 yrs | H4 | M5 | |
P19 | F | 60+ | Son | Daughter-in-law | Diabetes, impaired vision | 6 yrs | 1 mt | H4 | M5 |