The challenge of managing mild to moderate distress in patients with end stage renal disease: results from a multi-centre, mixed methods research study and the implications for renal service organisation

Table 1 Characteristics of patients interviewed

		Site 1	Site 2	Site 3	Site 4	Total
ESRD pathway stage ^a	Pre-renal replacement therapy	3	3	2	0	8
	Dialysis < 2 years	3	2	0	4	9
	Dialysis 2+ years	1	8	5	1	15
	Transplant	5	8	0	1	14
Gender	Male	6	12	5	5	28
Gender	Female	5	9	2	2	18
Age group	Under 50	2	7	0	1	10
	50–69	4	9	5	4	22
	70+	5	5	2	2	14
Ethnicity	White	7	17	4	5	33
Ethnicity	Black and minority ethnic	4	4	3	2	13
Dialysis type	Hospital haemodialysis	4	9	2	4	19
	Home haemodialysis	0	1	3	0	4
	Peritoneal dialysis	0	0	0	1	1
	TOTAL	12	21	7	6	46

^a 46 patients interviewed out of 346 classified as having mild to moderate distress; 346 patients had mild to moderate distress out of 1040 survey respondents; 1040 surveys were returned from 3730 eligible patients surveyed

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