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Table 5 Aggregate results of the Working Group 3 and Working Group 4 and comparison of differences between the stakeholder groups

From: Evaluation of dialysis centres: values and criteria of the stakeholders

 

Patients

Clinicians

Managers

Patients/

Clinicians

Patients/

Managers

Clinicians/

Managers

(n = 25)

(n = 33)

(n = 27)

   

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

P-value

P-value

P-value

Criteria

Sub-criteria

      

Evidence-based variables

 

24.00 (8.16)

24.91 (9.53)

25.11 (10.34)

1.000

1.000

1.000

 

Type of vascular access

29 .00 (9.01)

27.66 (7.32)

28.70 (8.03)

1.000

1.000

1.000

 

Dialysis dose

23.52 (8.12)

23.84 (5.83)

22.03 (6.24)

1.000

1.000

0.903

 

Haemoglobin concentration

15.64 (4.85)

16.24 (3.79)

15.74 (3.31)

1.000

1.000

1.000

 

Ratio of bacteraemia related to the catheter

17.00 (8.66)

20.60 (5.57)

22.77 (5.60)

0.131

0.007*

0.633

 

Mineral and bone disease

14.84 (6.75)

11.63 (5.52)

10.74 (4.94)

0.116

0.036*

1.000

Morbidity, annual

15.00 (8.16)

17.42 (5.60)

19.70 (6.82)

0.551

0.045*

0.604

Mortality, annual

13.40 (7.03)

15.63 (6.09)

17.48 (8.51)

0.735

0.133

0.98

PROMs

29.4 (7.68)

24.54 (6.54)

24.15 (7.81)

0.042*

0.034*

1.000

PREMs

18.20 (8.89)

17.48 (5.75)

13.18 (4.86)

1.000

0.023*

0.042*

  1. PROM patient reported outcome measure, PREM patient reported experience measure, SD standard deviation
  2. *p < 0.05