Table 3 Distributions of social worker-assessed baseline psychosocial factors among hemodialysis patients, by domain
Psychosocial domain/factor | N | n (%) | P* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | Readmitted | Not readmitted | |||
Mental health | |||||
History of substance abuse, yes vs. no | 680 | 90 (13.2) | 22 (15.0) | 68 (12.8) | 0.3 |
Depression or anxiety, yes vs.no | 666 | 114 (17.1) | 21 (14.5) | 93 (17.9) | 0.5 |
Social support | |||||
Marital Status | 686 | 0.3 | |||
Never married | 239 (34.8) | 40 (26.5) | 173 (32.3) | ||
Married/ domestic partner | 213 (31.1) | 59 (39.1) | 180 (33.6) | ||
Divorced/separated/widowed | 234 (34.1) | 52 (34.4) | 182 (34.0) | ||
Living alone | 688 | 150 (21.8) | 34 (22.7) | 116 (21.6) | 0.8 |
Daily social support | 673 | 469 (69.7) | 100 (67.6) | 369 (70.3) | 0.5 |
Independence | |||||
Impaired memory | 678 | 106 (15.6) | 19 (13.1) | 87 (16.3) | 0.3 |
Employment at assessment | 542 | 0.4 | |||
Employed | 43 (7.9) | ---** | 37 (8.7) | ||
Disabled | 314 (57.9) | 67 (57.8) | 247 (58.0) | ||
Unemployed | 185 (34.1) | 43 (37.1) | 142 (33.3) | ||
Community-dwelling | 678 | 623 (91.9) | 135 (91.2) | 488 (92.1) | 0.7 |
Requires ambulatory assistance | 683 | 278 (40.7) | 55 (37.4) | 223 (41.6) | 0.4 |
Ease of adherence | |||||
Easy to come to dialysis | 517 | 397 (76.8) | 92 (80.7) | 305 (75.7) | 0.3 |
Easy to complete dialysis | 513 | 387 (75.4) | 85 (75.9) | 302 (75.3) | 0.9 |
Easy to take medications | 527 | 441 (83.7) | 98 (83.1) | 343 (83.9) | 0.8 |
Easy to adhere to dietary restrictions | 523 | 332 (63.5) | 69 (60.0) | 263 (64.5) | 0.3 |
Easy to adhere to fluid restrictions | 519 | 358 (69.0) | 75 (65.2) | 283 (70.1) | 0.3 |