Table 1 Characteristics of participants
Clinical characteristics | |
|---|---|
Gender (M/F) | 35 (63%)/21 (37%) |
Age, years | 66 ± 12 |
Diabetes | 16 (29%) |
Race | |
Caucasian | 51 (91%) |
First Nations | 2 (3.5%) |
Asian | 1 (2%) |
Hispanic | 2 (3.5%) |
Employment status | |
Retired due to age/preference | 39 (70%) |
Retired (disability) | 7 (12%) |
Medical leave of absence | 6 (11%) |
Full-time employee | 3 (5%) |
Homemaker | 1 (2%) |
Dialysis modality | |
Peritoneal dialysis | 49 (87%) |
Home hemodialysis | 6 (11%) |
Nocturnal home hemodialysis | 1 (2%) |
Computer experience* | |
None at all | 8 (15%) |
A little bit | 9 (17%) |
A little | 8 (15%) |
Average | 15 (28%) |
A little above average | 3 (5%) |
A lot | 10 (18%) |
An exceptional amount | 1 (2%) |
Comfort with computer technology* | |
Very uncomfortable | 5 (9%) |
Uncomfortable | 7 (13%) |
Fair | 16 (30%) |
Good | 12 (22%) |
Very comfortable | 11 (20%) |
Excellent | 3 (6%) |