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Table 3 Patient experience with, and perceptions of the utility of, the functioning report, 3/18–8/18

From: Delivery of a patient-friendly functioning report to improve patient-centeredness of dialysis care: a pilot study

Item

n (%)

No. (%) responded

43 (100%)

No. (%) reported that anyone on the dialysis care team discussed report with them

1 (2.3%)

Among 42 patients with complete follow-up:

 No. (%) wanted to discuss report with provider

17 (40.5%)

 No. (%) brought up report with a dialysis provider themselves

5 (11.9%)

 No. (%) discussed report with someone else not on dialysis care team

15 (35.7%)

  Primary care provider or other non-dialysis provider

0 (0.0%)

  Spouse

5 (11.9%)

  Child

2 (4.8%)

  Other relative

8 (19.1%)

  Friend

2 (4.8%)

  Spiritual or religious advisor

0 (0.0%)

 No. (%) planned to discuss report in future visit with provider

23 (54.8%)

Among all 43 patients:

 No. (%) willing to undergo routine testing to receive reports:

  Monthly

15 (34.9%)

  Every 3 months

15 (34.9%)

  Every 6 months

8 (18.6%)

  Annually

5 (11.6%)

  Never

0 (0.0%)