| Overall N = 92 n(%)a | Usual Care N = 31 n(%) | PREPARED N = 30 n(%) | PREPARED Plus N = 31 n(%) | pa |
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Sociodemographic Characteristics | |||||
 Age [mean, standard deviation] | 53 [14] | 52[12] | 53[16] | 55[13] | 0.6 |
 Gender |  |  |  |  | 0.3 |
  Female | 47 (51) | 13 (42) | 15 (50) | 19 (61) |  |
  Male | 45 (49) | 18 (58) | 15 (50) | 12 (39) |  |
 Highest Level of Education |  |  |  |  | 0.5 |
  High school | 67 (73) | 21 (68) | 23 (77) | 23 (74) |  |
  2 years of college | 12 (13) | 6 (19) | 2 (7) | 4 (13) |  |
  College graduate | 8 (9) | 4 (13) | 2 (7) | 2 (7) |  |
  Graduate/professional school | 5 (5) | 0 (0) | 3 (10) | 2 (7) |  |
 Annual Household Income |  |  |  |  | 0.2 |
   ≤ $10,000 | 30 (33) | 12 (39) | 9 (30) | 9 (29) |  |
   > $10,000 to $20,000 | 24 (26) | 8 (26) | 10 (33) | 6 (19) |  |
   > $20,000 to $40,000 | 19 (21) | 5 (16) | 8 (27) | 6 (19) |  |
   > $40,000 | 9 (10) | 1 (3) | 1 (3) | 7 (23) |  |
  Refused/don’t know | 10 (11) | 5 (16) | 2 (7) | 3 (10) |  |
 Employment |  |  |  |  | 0.5 |
  Full- or part-time | 12 (13) | 2 (6) | 6 (20) | 4 (13) |  |
  Student/homemaker | 3 (3) | 1 (3) | 1 (3) | 1 (3) |  |
  Retired | 18 (20) | 5 (16) | 7 (23) | 6 (19) |  |
  Retired/disabled | 36 (39) | 17 (55) | 7 (23) | 12 (39) |  |
  Other/unemployed | 23 (25) | 6 (20) | 9 (30) | 8 (25.81) |  |
 Marital status |  |  |  |  | 0.1 |
  Married | 30 (33) | 7 (23) | 10 (33) | 13 (42) |  |
  Separated | 3 (3) | 1 (3) | 2 (7) | 0 (0) |  |
  Divorced | 15 (16) | 8 (26) | 1 (3) | 6 (19) |  |
  Single/never married | 36 (39) | 14 (45) | 12 (40) | 10 (32) |  |
  Widowed | 7 (8) | 1 (3) | 4 (13) | 2 (6) |  |
  Refused | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | 0 (0) |  |
 Family composition |  |  |  |  |  |
  No. of children, median [interquartile range, IQR] | 2 [1–4] | 2 [2–4] | 2 [0–3] | 2 [2–4] | 0.1 |
  No. of siblings, median [IQR] | 3 [1–4] | 3 [2–5] | 3 [1–4] | 3 [2–4] | 0.6 |
  At least 1 parent living | 45 (49) | 13 (42) | 17 (57) | 15 (48) | 0.6 |
 Health insurance |  |  |  |  |  |
  Private | 24 (26) | 6 (19) | 7 (23) | 11 (36) | 0.4 |
  Medicare | 44 (48) | 16 (52) | 16 (53) | 12 (39) | 0.5 |
  Medicaid | 41 (45) | 16 (52) | 12 (40) | 13 (42) | 0.7 |
  Other/uninsured | 11 (12) | 3 (10) | 5 (17) | 3 (10) | 0.7 |
 Health literacy |  |  |  |  | 0.1 |
  4th–6th grade | 9 (10) | 4 (13) | 0 (0) | 5 (16) |  |
  7th–8th grade | 27 (29) | 6 (19) | 13 (43) | 8 (26) |  |
  ≥ 9th grade | 46 (50) | 15 (48) | 15 (50) | 16 (52) |  |
  Poor vision, could not complete | 8 (9) | 5 (16) | 1 (3) | 2 (6) |  |
  Refused | 2 (2) | 1 (3) | 1 (3) | 0 (0) |  |
 Financial well-being or distress, median [IQR] (n = 91)a | 5 [4–6] | 5 [4–6] | 5 [4–6] | 6 [4–6] |  |
Clinical comorbidity | |||||
 Days on hemodialysis, median [IQR] | 236 [124–538] | 305 [166–520] | 198 [87–529] | 241 [118–502] | 0.5 |
 Comorbidity score, median [IQR]b | 2 [0–3] | 2 [0–4] | 1 [0–2] | 2 [0–4] | 0.04 |
 Comorbidity score tertile |  |  |  |  | 0.03 |
  Lowest, 0 points | 30 (33) | 8 (26) | 11 (37) | 11 (35) |  |
  Middle, 1–2 points | 32 (35) | 9 (29) | 15 (50) | 8 (26) |  |
  Highest, 3–8 points | 28 (30) | 13 (42) | 3 (10) | 12 (39) |  |
  Missing | 2 (2) | 1 (3) | 1 (3) | 0 (0) |  |
 Met definition of depression |  |  |  |  | 0.2 |
  No, PHQ-8 score < 10 | 23 (25) | 4 (12.9) | 9 (30) | 10 (32.26) |  |
  Yes, PHQ-8 score ≥ 10 | 68 (74) | 26 (84) | 21 (70) | 21 (68) |  |
  Missing | 1 (1) | 1 (3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |  |
 Depression score, mean (SD) | 6(5) | 5(3) | 6(5) | 6(5) | 0.9 |
Dialysis Center Experience | |||||
 Time Receiving Care in Dialysis Center |  |  |  |  | 0.9 |
 Less than 3 months | 17 (19) | 4 (13) | 7 (23) | 6 (19) |  |
 At least 3 months but less than 1 year | 39 (43) | 14 (47) | 11 (37) | 14 (45) |  |
 12 to 18 months | 15 (16) | 6 (20) | 5 (17) | 4 (13) |  |
 18 months to 2 years | 7 (8) | 2 (7) | 2 (7) | 3 (10) |  |
 Missing | 2 (2) | 0 (0) | 1 (3) | 1 (3) |  |
Dialysis Center Satisfaction Ratingsc | |||||
 Rating of dialysis center staffc | 9 [8–10] | 10 [8–10] | 9 [8–10] | 8 [7–10] | 0.4 |
 Rating of dialysis facilityc | 9 [8–10] | 10 [8–10] | 9 [8–10] | 8 [7–10] | 0.3 |
Advance Preparation for LDKT | |||||
 Dialysis initiation |  |  |  |  | 0.9 |
  Planned/dialysis facility | 16 (17) | 5 (16) | 5 (17) | 6 (19) |  |
  Planned/hospital | 35 (38) | 13 (42) | 11 (37) | 11 (35) |  |
  Urgent/emergency room | 41 (46) | 13 (42) | 14 (47) | 14 (45) |  |
 Dialysis initiation with catheter |  |  |  |  | 0.4 |
  No | 28 (30) | 6 (19) | 11 (37) | 11 (35) |  |
  Yes | 62 (67) | 24 (77) | 19 (63) | 19 (61) |  |
  Don’t know | 2 (2.17) | 1 (3.23) | 0 (0) | 1 (3) |  |
 Completed KT evaluation | 17 (18) | 7 (23) | 4 (13) | 6 (19) |  |
 Waitlisted for KT |  |  |  |  | 0.6 |
  No | 69 (75) | 23 (74) | 20 (67) | 26 (84) |  |
  Yes | 16 (17) | 5 (16) | 7 (23) | 4 (13) |  |
  Don’t know | 7 (8) | 3 (10) | 3 (10) | 1 (3) |  |