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Table 1 Participant Characteristics (N = 30)

From: “I just have to take it” – patient safety in acute care: perspectives and experiences of patients with chronic kidney disease

Characteristic

n (%)

Sex

 Male

16 (53.3)

 Female

14 (46.7)

Age

 ≤ 50 years

8 (26.7))

 ≥ 51 years

22 (73.3)

Self-declared Ethnicity

 Non-Indigenous Canadian

16 (53.3)

 Indigenous Canadian

14 (46.7)

Education Level

< Gr. 9

6 (20)

> Gr. 10

24 (80)

Length of CKD

 ≤ 5 years

19 (63.3)

 ≥ 6 years

11 (36.7)

Stage of CKD

 3

3 (10)

 4

5 (16.7)

 5 (ESRD)

22 (73.3)

Type of Dialysis

 Hemodialysis

17 (56.7)

 Peritoneal

6 (20.0)

 Not currently on dialysis

7 (23.3)

Comorbidities

 Present (diabetes, hypertension, PVD)

25 (83.3)

 Absent

5 (16.7)

Number of hospitalizations in past 5 years

 < 5 times

12 (40.0)

 5–10 times

6 (20.0)

 > 10 times

12 (40.0)

Admitting Diagnosis

 Infection of lower extremities

9 (30.0)

 Infection to dialysis catheters

3 (10.0)

 Other (HF, pancreatitis, back pain, abd pain, gastroparesis, pancreatitis, post-op fracture)

18 (60.0)

Length of Stay

 ≤ 15 days

21 (70.0)

 ≥ 16 days

9 (30.0)