Table 1 Characteristics of study participants
From: Patient experience after kidney transplant: a conceptual framework of treatment burden
Variable | Qualitative interviewees (n = 27) | Focus group participants (n = 16) |
|---|---|---|
Age, years | ||
Median | 56.0 | 50.5 |
Range | 19.0 to 84.0 | 19.0 to 73.0 |
Gender | ||
Female | 11 (42.3%) | 9 (56.3) |
Male | 16 (59.3%) | 7 (43.8) |
Race/ethnicity | ||
White non-Hispanic | 19 (70.4%) | 13 (81.3%) |
Black non-Hispanic | 3 (11.1%) | 1 (6.3%) |
White Hispanic | 4 (14.8%) | 0 (0%) |
Native American | 1 (3.8%) | 0 (0%) |
Asian | 0 (0%) | 1 (6.3%) |
Other | 0 (0%) | 1 (6.3%) |
Time since transplant, months | ||
Median | 24.0 | 81.0 |
Range | < 1 to 195 | 3–245 |
Donor type | ||
Living related | 9 (33.3%) | 5 (31.3%) |
Living unrelated | 7 (25.9%) | 4 (25.0%) |
Deceased | 11 (40.7%) | 7 (43.8%) |
Cause of end-stage renal disease | ||
Glomerulonephritis | 8 (29.6%) | 7 (43.8%) |
Diabetes | 7 (25.9%) | 1 (6.3%) |
Polycystic kidney disease | 5 (18.5%) | 1 (6.3%) |
Hypertension | 1 (3.7%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Other | 2 (7.4%) | 7 (43.8%) |
Unknown | 4 (14.8%) | 0 (0.0%) |
History of prior kidney transplant | 3 (11.1%) | 3 (18.8%) |
History of pre-transplant dialysis | 17 (63.0%) | 9 (56.3%) |
History of cardiovascular disease | 3 (11.5%) | 2 (12.5%) |
Diabetes mellitus | 9 (34.6%) | 5 (31.3%) |
Mayo Clinic Transplant Center site | ||
Rochester | 17 (63.0%) | 16 (100.0%) |
Arizona | 5 (18.5%) | 0 (0%) |
Florida | 5 (18.5%) | 0 (0%) |
Education | ||
High school graduate or less | 7 (25.9%) | 4 (25.0%) |
Some college/technical degree | 10 (37.0%) | 3 (18.8%) |
College graduate | 4 (14.8%) | 8 (50.0%) |
Advanced degree | 6 (22.2%) | 1 (6.3%) |
Marital status | ||
Never married | 6 (22.2%) | 4 (25.0%) |
Married | 15 (55.6%) | 8 (50.0%) |
Living with partner | 3 (11.1%) | 1 (6.3%) |
Separated, divorced or widowed | 3 (11.1%) | 2 (12.5%) |
Employment status | ||
Full-time employed | 9 (33.3%) | 4 (25.0%) |
Part-time employed | 3 (11.1%) | 2 (12.5%) |
Retired | 10 (37.0%) | 3 (18.8%) |
Disabled or unemployed | 5 (18.5%) | 7 (43.8%) |