Table 4 Weighting of the criteria and sub-criteria made by Working Group 3 (A, B, C) face-to-face and Working Group 4 via the Internet using the WS methodology and its comparison
From: Evaluation of dialysis centres: values and criteria of the stakeholders
WG3 | WG4 | WG3 | WG4 | WG3 | WG4 | WG3 | WG4 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients | Patients | Clinical | Clinical | Managers | Managers | Total | Total | ||||||
(n = 9) | (n = 16) | (n = 9) | (n = 24) | (n = 8) | (n = 19) | (n = 26) | (n = 59) | ||||||
Criteria | Sub-criteria | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | P-value | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | P-value | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | P-value | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | P-value |
Evidence-based variables | 26.11 (10.83) | 22.81 (6.32) | 0.343 | 26.66 (7.50) | 24.25 (10.26) | 0.525 | 24.37 (10.16) | 25.42 (10.67) | 0.816 | 25.77 (9.24) | 24.24 (9.40) | 0.489 | |
Type of vascular access | 25.55 (8.46) | 30.94 (8.98) | 0.156 | 26.67 (4.33) | 28.04 (8.21) | 0.638 | 28.75 (5.18) | 28.68 (9.10) | 0.985 | 26.92 (6.17) | 29.03 (8.65) | 0.265 | |
Dialysis dose | 26.11 (8.21) | 22.06 (7.96) | 0.24 | 20.56 (3.01) | 25.8 (6.20) | 0.045* | 21.87 (5.94) | 22.11 (6.52) | 0.932 | 22.88 (6.35) | 23.31 (6.86) | 0.786 | |
Haemoglobin concentration | 16.11 (4.17) | 15.37 (5.31) | 0.724 | 18.33 (2.50) | 15.46 (3.93) | 0.051 | 15.62 (4.17) | 15.79 (6.06) | 0.909 | 16.73 (3.73) | 15.54 (4.04) | 0.204 | |
Ratio of bacteraemia related to the catheter | 16.11 (8.21) | 17.50 (9.13) | 0.709 | 21.67 (7.50) | 20.21 (4.81) | 0.512 | 25.00 (3.78) | 21.84 (6.06) | 0.186 | 20.77 (7.57) | 20.00 (7.71) | 0.671 | |
Mineral and bone disease | 16.11 (6.97) | 14.12 (6.75) | 0.492 | 12.78 (7.12) | 11.21 (4.91) | 0.476 | 8.75 (3.54) | 11.57 (5.28) | 0.179 | 12.69 (6.67) | 12.12 (5.62) | 0.685 | |
Morbidity, annual | 15.56 (7.68) | 14.69 (8.65) | 0.805 | 18.89 (5.46) | 16.87 (5.67) | 0.366 | 18.37 (8.43) | 20.26 (6.20) | 0.522 | 17.57 (7.12) | 17.37 (6.99) | 0.904 | |
Mortality, annual | 12.22 (7.55) | 14. 6 (6.88) | 0.541 | 18.89 (6.50) | 14.42 (5.59) | 0.059 | 20.00 (9.26) | 16.42 (8.20) | 0.328 | 16.92 (8.26) | 14.96 (6.82) | 0.256 | |
PROMs | 28.33 (5.00) | 30.00 (8.94) | 0.613 | 21.67 (4.33) | 25.62 (6.96) | 0.123 | 26.25 (7.44) | 23.26 (8.00) | 0.375 | 25.38 (6.15) | 26.05 (8.16) | 0.709 | |
PREMs | 17.78 (6.18) | 18.44 (10.28) | 0.863 | 13.89 (3.33) | 18.33 (5.93) | 0.025* | 11.00 (2.56) | 14.10 (5.34) | 0.132 | 14.34 (5.05) | 17.20 (7.40) | 0.076 | |