From: Views of Canadian patients on or nearing dialysis and their caregivers: a thematic analysis
Type of respondent | n (%) |
---|---|
 | Total n= 189 |
Patient receiving hemodialysis in a clinic | 91 (48.1) |
Patient on home hemodialysis | 32 (16.9) |
Patient on peritoneal dialysis | 22 (11.6) |
Patient on dialysis, no detail | 2 (1.1) |
Patient, within a year of starting dialysis | 6 (3.2) |
Care provider | 36 (19.0) |
Age | Â |
18 – 29 | 5 (2.6) |
30 – 39 | 15 (7.9) |
40 – 49 | 26 (13.8) |
50 – 59 | 35 (18.5) |
60 – 69 | 49 (25.9) |
70 – 79 | 23 (12.2) |
80 and over | 10 (5.3) |
Prefer not to answer | 26 (13.8) |
Gender | Â |
Male | 73 (38.6) |
Female | 89 (47.1) |
Prefer not to answer | 27 (14.3) |
Ethnicity | Â |
Aboriginal | 3 (1.6) |
Asian | 10 (5.3) |
Black | 9 (4.8) |
Mixed | 3 (1.6) |
Other | 7 (3.7) |
White | 123 (65.1) |
Prefer not to say | 34 (18.0) |
Province | Â |
Atlantic | 26 (13.8) |
British Columbia | 7 (3.7) |
Ontario | 59 (31.2) |
Prairies | 65 (34.4) |
Quebec | 4 (2.1) |
Territories | 1 (0.5) |
Prefer not to say | 27 (14.3) |