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Table 1 Survey domains, questions and response items

From: An education initiative modifies opinions of hemodialysis nurses towards home dialysis

Survey domain

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Nurse perceived barriers to home dialysis

-(1) Peritoneal dialysis and (2) Home hemodialysis can be performed on patients with:*

-No education after high school

-Limited home space

-Age greater than 70 years

-Large body mass

-Impaired cognition

-Poor visual acuity

-Poor motor strength

Home dialysis benefits

-Do you feel home dialysis (HD or PD) or in-center hemodialysis is more preferable for the following:**

-Reduced cost to patients

-Reduced healthcare costs

-Better patient survival

-Better patient quality of life

Ability/knowledge/skill to encourage home modalities

- I am aware of home dialysis* modalities

Not applicable

-I promote home dialysis to in-center HD patients*

-I am comfortable explaining home dialysis to patients*

-Promoting home dialysis will reduce employment for in-center HD nurses*

Perceived ideal modality mix

-Given the current modality mix, in your opinion, what is the ideal proportion of patients that should receive each modality to maximize survival, wellness and quality of life?***

Not applicable

  1. *5-item Likert; Strongly Agree; Agree; Neutral; Disagree; Strongly disagree.
  2. **5-item Likert; In-Center Hemodialysis Strongly Preferred; In-Center Hemodialysis Somewhat Preferred; Neither Preferred; Home Dialysis Somewhat Preferred; Home Dialysis Strongly Preferred.
  3. ***Provided current modality mix: In-center hemodialysis 54%; Peritoneal dialysis 13%; Home hemodialysis 5%; Self-care hemodialysis 1%; Satellite unit hemodialysis 27%.