Table 1 Baseline demographic and illness characteristics for patients participating in interviews (n = 15)
Characteristics | Value |
|---|---|
Age (years), median (range) | 53 (37–64) |
Gender, n (%) | |
Female | 8 (53) |
Male | 7 (47) |
Marital status, n (%) | |
Married/cohabitating | 12 (80) |
Single/divorced | 3 (20) |
Education, n (%) | |
Elementary/high school | 8 (53) |
University/college < 4 years | 4 (27) |
University/college > 4 years | 3 (20) |
Employment, n (%) | |
Full-time/part-time work | 10 (67) |
Sick leave/disability benefits | 5 (33) |
Years since kidney related diagnosisa, median (range) | 29 (5–45) |
Renal transplantation, n (%) | 14 (93) |
Years since renal transplantation, median (range) (n = 13 b) | 15 (4–26) |
Second renal transplantation, n (%) | 2 (13) |
Years since second renal transplantation, median (range) (n = 2) | 18.5 (14–23) |
Owns a PC, n (%) | 9 (33) |
Owns a tablet, n (%) | 6 (40) |
Owns a smart phone, n (%) | 12 (80) |
User experience: (Scale 0 = low to 5 = high), median (range) | |
PC | 4.5 (1–5) |
Tablet | 4.0 (1–5) |
Smartphone | 5.0 (3–5) |