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Table 5 Most important consideration when making the decision – quantitative responses

From: Choice of dialysis modality: patients’ experiences and quality of decision after shared decision-making

Total sample

(n = 148)

Home-based treatment

(n = 121)

Hospital-based treatment

(n = 24)

Impact on your lifestyle

72%

Having your treatment at home

88%

Something else

38%

Having your treatment at home

72%

Impact on your lifestyle

81%

Impact on your lifestyle

29%

Length of time taken for each treatment

20%

Length of time taken for each treatment

20%

Frequency of each treatment

25%

Frequency of each treatment

20%

Frequency of each treatment

19%

Distance to nearest dialysis unit

21%

Distance to nearest dialysis unit

11%

Distance to nearest dialysis unit

11%

Medical factors

17%

Something elsea

11%

Something elsea

6%

Unsureb

13%

Medical factors

5%

 

Having your treatment at home

4%

Unsureb

3%

  
  1. a‘Something else’ is chosen when the patient wishes to specify a factor that is not included in the considerations given in the questionnaire
  2. b‘Unsure’ is when the patient is not sure what has been the most important consideration