Components of peritonitis preventive self-care education programs associated with self-care knowledge and behavior among patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis in Japan: a cross-sectional study

Table 2 Patient knowledge of peritonitis (n = 156)

	Mean ± SD	[Range]
	n (%)	[Range]
Basic knowledge
Risk of contamination	155 (99.4)
Necessity of catheter exchange	150 (96.2)
ESI as a cause of peritonitis	141 (90.4)
Bringing cloudy effluent to the hospital	126 (80.8)
Cloudy effluent as a symptom of peritonitis	124 (79.5)
Contacting a HCP	118 (75.6)
Total scores of basic knowledge^a	5.22 ± 1.04	[1–6]
Advanced knowledge
Constipation as a risk factor of PD complication	63 (40.4)
Peritonitis as a risk factor of PD technique failure	58 (37.2)
Peritonitis without abdominal pain	38 (24.4)
Total scores of advanced knowledge^b	1.02 ± 0.94	[0–3]

Missing data were excluded from the analysis
ESI exit site infection, HCP health care professional, PD peritoneal dialysis, SD standard deviation
^aNumber of correct answers for items with ≥ 50% accuracy rate
^bNumber of correct answers for items with < 50% accuracy rate

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