Table 6 Most important consideration when making the decision – qualitative responses

To be at home or not to be at the hospital (12 sources & 18 references)

You leave home in the morning and you come back home late, then you are nearly admitted to the hospital. And I am all right. [P21]

Safety (6 sources & 16 references)

I would be safer having my treatment at the hospital. [P11]

Transportation (12 sources & 22 references)

It is the transportation. We do not drive ourselves. We take two different buses and it takes nearly a full hour to get out there. No, it’s a hassle. It’s a bit of a mess. [P2]

Not enough space at home (5 sources & 18 references)

I simply have a lack of space. I have bought a condominium, it is 78 m², but everything is sloping, so I cannot put a single 60 cm high cabinet in. [P12]

Freedom (12 sources & 24 references)

That is what suits my desire for freedom best. [P3]

Do not want changes at home (5 sources & 8 references)

I am not hysterical, but I like that things are in order. And I would not be able to handle having ten boxes like this standing where they really didn’t belong at all. [P16]

Impact on your lifestyle (11 sources & 13 references)

That dialysis mode will change our everyday life less or our life, you could put it that way. [P20]

Less work (3 sources & 10 references)

I just think that when I go to bed in the evening, I have to put that night bag on, and just need to do that and that. I do not want to do a whole lot of things before I can go to bed. [P16]

Less time-consuming (9 sources & 16 references)

I don’t need to waste my time. I know, when you have retired, you have a lot of time, but I still don’t want to waste my time driving from home to the hospital. [P21]

To be dependent upon home care (3 sources & 6 references)

I do not want home care nurses to come to my home and help me who just stand and do nothing. [P9]

Better for the body (9 sources & 11 references)

The machine has been designed to press through him in three or four hours. That is much harder on the body than the other machine. [P22]

To travel (5 sources & 7 references)

We still want to travel as long as possible. I still drive to XX [a specific city] every time they play a home game. [P10]