From: The vascular access questionnaire: a single centre UK experience
Mean Score for the VAQ Question Relating to: | ||||||||
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Bleeding | Pain | Bruising | Swelling | Redness | Infection | Clotting | Appearance | |
Age (Years) | p = 0.071 | p = 0.283 | p = 0.232 | p = 0.921 | p = 0.328 | p = 0.050 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 |
<55 | 0.17 | 0.24 | 0.19 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.27 | 0.63 |
55–64 | 0.21 | 0.31 | 0.26 | 0.17 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.24 | 0.40 |
65–74 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 0.22 | 0.13 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.16 | 0.40 |
75+ | 0.27 | 0.20 | 0.24 | 0.14 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.23 |
Gender | p = 0.575 | p = 0.006 | p = 0.005 | p = 0.907 | p = 0.692 | p = 0.874 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 |
Female | 0.23 | 0.30 | 0.28 | 0.15 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.27 | 0.60 |
Male | 0.20 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.14 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.11 | 0.26 |
Number of Previous CVC | p = 0.655 | p = 0.129 | p = 0.510 | p = 0.949 | p = 0.078 | p = 0.122 | p < 0.001 | p = 0.868 |
0–5 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.14 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.15 | 0.40 |
6+ | 0.19 | 0.39 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.24 | 0.16 | 0.45 | 0.42 |
Current Mode of Vascular Access* | p < 0.001 | p = 0.068 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p = 0.008 | p = 0.392 |
AVF | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.30 | 0.17 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.14 | 0.39 |
AV graft | 0.24 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.29 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.32 | 0.21 |
Tunnelled CVC | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.21 | 0.17 | 0.26 | 0.46 |
Current Fistula** | p = 0.257 | p = 0.080 | p = 0.831 | p = 0.975 | p = 0.921 | p = 0.593 | p = 0.172 | p = 0.288 |
Brachiobasilic | 0.36 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.13 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.49 |
Brachiocephalic | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.18 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.17 | 0.44 |
Radiocephalic | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.29 | 0.15 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.14 | 0.33 |
Fistula/Graft on Dominant Arm** | p = 0.136 | p = 0.410 | p = 0.638 | p = 0.730 | p = 0.850 | p = 0.358 | p = 0.567 | p = 0.634 |
No | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.17 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.16 | 0.41 |
Yes | 0.28 | 0.23 | 0.34 | 0.15 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 0.33 |
Does Fistula/Graft on Dominant Arm Cause Issues** | p = 0.516 | p = 0.045 | p = 0.016 | p = 0.599 | p = 0.258 | p = 1.000 | p = 0.254 | p = 0.001 |
No | 0.28 | 0.14 | 0.22 | 0.16 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.20 |
Yes | 0.27 | 0.46 | 0.65 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.22 | 0.62 |