From: Factors associated with employment in patients undergoing hemodialysis: a mixed methods study
Characteristics | Total (n = 149) | Difficulty in current and/or previous workplaces | P | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Experienced | Not experienced | |||
(n = 87) | (n = 62) | |||
Sex (men/women) [n] | 98/51 | 57/30 | 41/21 | 0.938 |
Age (years) | 62 ± 11 | 59 ± 10 | 66 ± 10 | <0.001 |
Hemodialysis vintage (years) | 8.6 ± 5.6 | 10.7 ± 5.7 | 5.5 ± 3.7 | <0.001 |
Underlying diseases | ||||
Chronic glomerulonephritis [n (%)] | 26 (17.4) | 26 (100.0) | 0 | – |
Diabetic nephropathy [n (%)] | 93 (62.4) | 31 (33.3) | 62 (66.7) | 0.001 |
Nephrosclerosis [n (%)] | 14 (9.4) | 14 (100.0) | 0 | – |
IgA nephropathy [n (%)] | 4 (2.7) | 4 (100.0) | 0 | – |
Polycystic kidney [n (%)] | 3 (2.0) | 2 (100.0) | 0 | – |
Others [n (%)] | 5 (3.4) | 5 (100.0) | 0 | – |
Unidentified [n (%)] | 4 (2.7) | 4 (100.0) | 0 | – |
Complications | ||||
Diabetic retinopathy [n (%)] | 78 (52.3) | 26 (29.9) | 52 (83.9) | <0.001 |
Diabetic neuropathy [n (%)] | 25 (16.8) | 10 (11.5) | 15 (24.2) | 0.041 |
Cerebral vascular disorder [n (%)] | 50 (33.6) | 20 (23.0) | 30 (48.4) | 0.001 |
Cardiovascular disorder [n (%)] | 78 (52.3) | 47 (54.0) | 31 (50.0) | 0.628 |
Anemia [n (%)] | 43 (28.9) | 33 (37.9) | 10 (16.1) | 0.004 |
Secondary hyperparathyroidism [n (%)] | 29 (19.5) | 21 (24.1) | 8 (12.9) | 0.088 |
Reshape of vascular access [n (%)] | 77 (51.7) | 44 (56.6) | 33 (53.2) | 0.750 |
Hemodialysis shift | ||||
Daytime [n (%)] | 112 (75.2) | 70 (80.5) | 42 (67.7) | 0.011 |
Night [n (%)] | 37 (24.8) | 17 (19.5) | 20 (32.3) | 0.742 |
Employed at the time of investigation [n (%)] | 84 (56.4) | 71 (81.6) | 13 (21.0) | <0.001 |